New Guidance for Treating Systemic Sclerosis-associated ILD
A new ATS clinical practice guideline recommends expanding antifibrotic treatment to all patients with systemic sclerosis associated with ILD, not just those with progressive disease.
A new ATS clinical practice guideline recommends expanding antifibrotic treatment to all patients with systemic sclerosis associated with ILD, not just those with progressive disease.
The latest guideline from the American Thoracic Society reaffirms benefits for patients with COPD as well as pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease.
The new guide can assist providers in learning and practicing skills to prevent or manage respiratory symptoms in patients with chronic lung disease.
Endotracheal suctioning is one of the most commonly performed NICU/PICU interventions but the practice requires special care for neonatal and pediatric airways.
Read MorePrematurity and immature development of the pulmonary system, severe illness, trauma, overdose, aspiration, and other cardiopulmonary conditions call for protection of the airway and establishment of a safe and secure means to ventilate.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has made business as usual a distant memory for many RTs, including the administration of respiratory support therapies like ventilation.
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Read MoreA wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies’ electrolytes in Newborn Intensive Care Units.
Read MoreResearchers investigated how cancer patients faired when faced with COVID-19 infections. Results were published online in PLOS ONE.
Read MoreUpdated clinical practice guidelines from ATS/ERS cover idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and address progressive pulmonary fibrosis in patients with interstitial lung diseases other than IPF.
Read MoreRespiratory therapists possess the technical expertise to administer point-of-care lung ultrasound, which is becoming a preferred imaging option at the patient’s bedside — particularly for the critically ill patient.
Read MoreAs immunocompromised people across the country work to get Evusheld, a potentially lifesaving covid therapy, several hundred providers of the injections were removed from a federal dataset on Wednesday night, making the therapy even harder to locate.
Read MoreRecent studies show that the lungs have a complex and dynamic collection of microbes in combination with the mouth, nose and stomach.
Read MorePhilips Respironics provided an update on the remediation status of certain respiratory care products that were subject to a recall.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated advancements and adoption of remote training technology, with one novel area being virtual reality simulation used in critical care to improve airway management.
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