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Does Sleep Quality Change by Mode of Mechanical Ventilation? - by Herbert Patrick MD

MRI Safety Addressed in Sentinel Event Alert - by Dave Gourley RRT

Orexin: A Treatment for Narcolepsy? - by Regina Patrick RPSGT

The Stress Index - by John Marini MD

Paragonimiasis and the Lungs - by Don Steinert MA, RRT, MT

1968 Remembered - by Sandra McCleaster RRT

Leadership; Our Future and Change: Building Effective Leaders for Home Care - by Vernon Pertelle RRT, MBA

Respiratory Failure - by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT

Aerosols with Ventilators – All the Nooks and Crannies - by Michael McPeck BS, RRT, FAARC

Measuring BMR in the Pulmonary Function Lab - by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP

Warning: Do Not Drive or Operate Dangerous Machinery After Performing Tai Chi - by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT

Lotsa Helping Hands - by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT

High-Tech Respiratory Home Care - by Kenneth A. Wyka, MS, RRT, FAARC

With OSA Diagnoses Rising, CPAP Manufacturers Design Patient-Friendly Devices - by Stephanie Richardson

Are You Suffering From Survivor’s Remorse? - by Marilyn Moats Kennedy MSJ

Sleepless in Africa - by Frank Roman MD, JD

State Univ. of NY Equipment Review: Bio-Med Devices’ Crossvent 2+ - by Joseph Sorbello RRT, M.Ed.

Giving COPD Patients More Options for Oxygen Therapy - by Stephanie Richardson

Sleep Lab Sneakers - by Patrick Sorenson MA, RPSGT

The NICU and the Magic Surgeon - by John Salyer RRT-NPS, MBA, FAARC

Respiratory Pharmaceuticals - Xanthines: Side Door Bronchodilators - by Doug Gardenhire EdD, MS, RRT-NPS

Ten Cardinal Personnel Rules for the Sleep Lab Manager - by Duane Johnson PhD

Bedside Assessment of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient - by David Wheeler RRT, NPS

Treatment of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn - by Respiratory Care Student Diana Jones

Hyperbaric Medicine: Is Smoking a Contraindication? - by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA

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