The NBRC clinical simulation exam has the distinction of being the hardest exam to pass of all allied health fields. This includes nursing, radiology, physical therapy and laboratory technician board exams. With a current pass […]
A career as a respiratory therapist is both intriguing and challenging, requiring a high level of skill and adaptability. When you walk into the hospital doors, there’s an excitement about not knowing what you might […]
Auscultating, or listening to, the lung sounds of pulmonary patients is going to be something a respiratory therapist does at least 20 times a day if not much more. Understanding what each sound is, how to […]
As a Respiratory Therapist, learning about lung disease is a lifelong endeavor. While you are in RT school, you will be introduced to a myriad of conditions. Learning and understanding some of these diagnoses will come easy […]
If you’ve been around respiratory care or pulmonary medicine any length of time, you are likely very familiar with the idea of both lung compliance and airways resistance. The concept of compliance is arguably the […]
It is obvious that positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is not a normal way to breathe, and for many years we have known that the longer someone remains on PPV, the more likely damage to the […]
Pulmonary diseases can be very sneaky, developing subtly over time with very little outward signs or symptoms. When these diseases are underrecognized and undertreated it can lead to increased damage to the lungs, faster progression of […]
So here we are… not another formula, right? No worries. This one is actually quite straight forward and relatively easy to work out. The tricky part lies in the interpretation of the result – isn’t […]
It’s no secret that both the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) exam and Clinical Simulations Exam (CSE) are designed to be challenging. Atop your RT education which no doubt took grit to finish, you now are […]
Table of Contents The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) provides criteria for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although all patients may have their own unique course with […]
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