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Rules of the Road: Employee Handbooks Offer Vital Guidance  by Phillip Perry MA 

Hemoglobin – The Magnificent by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT 

Histamine Receptors & Sleep/Wake Cycles by Regina Patrick RPSGT 

Avoid These Political Hot Seats   by Marilyn Moats Kennedy MSJ 

Is Spirometry Used Too Little in COPD Patients? by Herb Patrick MD 

Understanding Medicare and Capped Rental Services  by Jim Stegmaier RRT-NPS, RPFT, CCM 

Adult to Pediatric Polysomnography: Some Insights  by Patrick Sorenson MA, RPSGT 

High Altitude Simulation Study  by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP 

Pressure Control Ventilation: A Review for the Informed Clinician by David Wheeler RRT, NPS

A New Spirit of Healing  by Leah Curtin RN, PhD(h) 

Carbon Monoxide Toxicity by David Kissin BS, RRT 

Will There Ever Be a Pill for Sleep Apnea? by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT 

Wound Care & Hyperbaric Centers by Vernon Pertelle RRT, MBA 

Ambulatory Sleep Testing: Is It Here To Stay?  by Duane Johnson PhD 

Coffee, Tea, or Me (Health)  by Frank Roman MD, JD 

Bracing for the Future: How The Respiratory Therapy Profession Can Adapt to the Healthcare Crisis  by Travis Grasley MA, RRT 

Equipment Review - The Engström Carestation Critical Care Ventilator  by Paul Mathews PhD, RRT & Bethene L. Gregg PhD, RRT  

New President Named at the Joint Commission by Dave Gourley RRT 

On the Subject of Credentials by Sandra McCleaster RRT 

Nuclear Medicine and the Respiratory Therapist   by Mike McPeck BS, RRT, FAARC 

Hyperbaric Files - Safety: UHMS Accreditation   by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA 

What’s Up? Ventilating Unilateral Lung Disease by John Marini MD 

Weighing the Pro’s and Con’s of Controversial Issues  by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT 

Sputum Culture by Don Steinart MA, RRT, MT 

May You Live in Interesting Times by John Salyer RRT-NPS, MBA, FAARC 

Obtaining Your BRPT Credential by Becky Appenzeller 

The Right to Die amongst the Pediatric Population   by Respiratory Care Student Mong-Chau Jamie Vu 

Asthma Education: The Cornerstone of Asthma by Stephanie Richardson 

Smaller, Innovative Spirometers   by Stephanie Richardson 

On A Lighter Side with Andy Rooney

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