Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: Canadian research
The antibiotic vancomycin, when used early in life, can increase the incidence and severity of “allergic” asthma, the common form …Read the Rest
Posts in the Research/Studies/Education Category at British Columbia Respiratory Therapy
Child Asthma and Vit D
Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, …Read the Rest
Statins, Vitamin D, and COPD
Janda and colleagues1 in their review recently published in CHEST (September 2009) highlighted that statin drugs can have a beneficial role in patients …Read the Rest
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Excellent powerpoint on nicotine replacement therapy. NRT acute presentations 2008, Jane, detailed Nicotine Pharmacy Facts Smoking_and_drug_interactions
Device Training Video-Leoni Plus
Neonatal ventilation video Leoni Plus:
Optimal PEEP Guided by Esophageal Balloon Manometry
Tom Piraino RRT and Deborah J Cook MD A key limitation of mechanical ventilators is that they do not measure …Read the Rest
PDE4 inhibition in COPD
From “ThinkCOPDDifferently”: The inhibition of PDE4 as a new approach in the treatment of COPD has been discussed and investigated …Read the Rest
Tiotropium versus Salmeterol for the Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD
New England Journal of Medicine: Conclusions These results show that, in patients with moderate-to-very-severe COPD, tiotropium is more effective …Read the Rest
History of Ventilators
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