Although quitting smoking during the 1st trimester of pregnancy reduces the risk of low birth weight, it isn’t enough to protect the unborn child from being born shorter with smaller brain size, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study looked at 1.4 million mother-child pairs […]
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Mount Sinai Physicians First in U.S. Analyzing Lung Disease in Coronavirus Patients from China
Findings from CT scans provide new insight that could lead to quicker diagnosis Mount Sinai Health System physicians—the first experts in the country to analyze chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients from China with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—have identified specific patterns in the lungs as markers of the disease as […]
Respiratory Therapy: Healthcare’s Diamond in the Rough
By D. Robert Handy, RRT, BSRT, MBA The call and need for specialized care for pulmonary ailments can be traced back further than many recognize. A document from Ancient Egypt, called the Ebers Papyrus, alluded to inhalation treatments for patients with asthma. Beginning in the late 1700s and continuing through […]
Sharing More Than Just Goodwill: Infection Control for Respiratory Care
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Whatever the details of your assignment for the upcoming shift, respiratory care is always “hand in glove” with ongoing infection control practices of an individual hospital facility or clinic. On the adult or pediatric floors, labor and delivery, neonatal ICU, cardiovascular or neurological ICU, […]
Myths on Shift: Respiratory Therapy and the C.Y.A. Culture of Hospital Care
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Myth # 1: “It’s always been done this way, so just do it.” This mindset is extremely dangerous because it implies that change in healthcare should not happen because it has never happened. Think about the irony of that statement. There must always be […]
How PCP-Ordered Home RTs Slashed Readmissions and ER Visits
In a field plagued by COPD readmission rates, registered respiratory therapist (RRT) Kimberly Palczynski had a hunch that working more closely with primary care physicians might help stem the tide. But she never could have expected just how big of an impact an RT-driven, patient home care program in conjunction […]
Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: What a Respiratory Therapist Should Know
Justin Panthappattu, B.S.1, Victor Beauvil, R.R.T, PhD.2, Dilbagh Singh, M.D.3, Sameer Verma, M.D.3, 4, Arunabh Talwar, M.D, F.C.C.P.3, 4 St. George’s University School of Medicine Grenada, West Indies Mandl School The College of Allied Health, NY Northwell Health Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 410 Lakeville Rd. Suite […]
The Role of Respiratory in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP The increasing overlap of specialties in the healthcare industry should be of no surprise to anyone, as aggravated medical diseases fail to exist inside a vacuum. Cardiac and pulmonary systems are prominent examples of this bitter truth and many singular health issues that begin […]
#Educate_the_Vape: Standing Tall to Help Teens Quit
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP The snowballing effect of digital publicity has placed vaping and e-cigarette related lung injuries at the pinnacle of every modern medical conversation for the last several weeks. There are floating questions about a push for state legislation of the products, discussions about CEOs stepping […]
CF Patients Experience Improved Lung Health with Lumacaftor-Ivacaftor But with Caveats
In adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis taking lumacaftor-ivacaftor (ORKAMBI®), the combination drug appears to improve lung function and body weight and reduce the need for intravenous antibiotic treatment, according to a French study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. However, […]













