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Does Trach Tube Malposition Vary by the Surgeon’s Specialty? - by Herbert Patrick MD

Behaviors That Undermine Safety: Highlight of Sentinel Event Alert - by Dave Gourley RRT

Catathrenia: Parasomnia or OSA Symptom? - by Regina Patrick RPSGT

Prone Ventilation - More Questions than Answers - by John Marini MD

Acid Base Disorders - by Don Steinert MA, RRT, MT

Education: Where Do the Candidates Stand? - by Sandra McCleaster RRT

Superstars, Little Stars and Little Stars - by Marilyn Moats Kennedy MSJ

Blastomycosis - by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT

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

Spirometry - by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP

What Do Cows Dream About? And Will GPS be the Next New Sleep?Technology? - by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT

What’s Your Real Age? - by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT

Revisiting Qualifications for Home Oxygen - by Kenneth A. Wyka, MS, RRT, FAARC

Focus on Technology:?New Trends in Ventilation - by Stephanie Richardson

Home Care for the Future: The Presidential Shift - by Vernon Pertelle RRT, MBA

African Sleeping Sickness - by Frank Roman MD, JD

Equipment Review:?The Hydrate® OMNI™ Humidification System - by Joseph Sorbello RRT, M.Ed.

Airway Clearance for Today’s Pulmonary Patient - by Stephanie Richardson

Q & A with John H. Ganoe, Executive Director of the BRPT

By The Numbers - by John Salyer RRT-NPS, MBA, FAARC

Steroid Rage: Inhaled Corticosteroids - by Doug Gardenhire EdD, MS, RRT-NPS

Patient Education Increases CPAP Compliance - by Duane Johnson PhD

APRV for the Reticent Practitioner: A Clinical Note - by David Wheeler RRT, NPS

High Frequency Ventilation in the Adult Patient with ARDS - by Respiratory Care Student Emily Hudson

Hyperbaric Medicine: It’s All In the Ears - by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA

Dräger Provides Support During Hurricane Gustav - by Bob Miglino RRT, BSRT, MPS

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