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The AARC wants every respiratory therapist to get a bachelor's degree. I actually looked into this because I would love to further my education. However, when I brought this up to my wife, she said: "If you are going to go back to school, you should get a degree in something so you can earn $75,0000 a year. If you get this, you won't make any more money. It may qualify you to be an RT supervisor, but it doesn't guarantee you will get that job, nor that you will want that job." My wife is smart in this way. And she is right. If I were to go back to school, I would be better off going to be a nurse. They make way more money than we do, plus their profession is far better respected. I'm not saying I'm going to be a nurse. I'm also not implying I hate my job. But, there is some degree of apathy present. It would be nice to do something different. But, to earn a bachelor's in respiratory therapy would not make me a better therapist nor would it make me ...

Apparently the government makes $26.6 billion from taxes on tobacco sales or settlements from Big Tobacco. So, you would think that a good chunk of this would go towards funding programs meant to educate people about the dangers of smoking, preventing young people from smoking, and helping those who do smoke quit. But you would be thinking wrong. Big Government does not think the way you and I do. In fact, you might be surprised to learn -- as I was (nah! I wasn't surprised. Nothing the government does or doesn't do ever surprises me. But I digress) -- that less than 2% of this money goes towards youth smoking prevention programs. This is rather pathetic to say the least. I am not a fan of the government getting involved in most things. When politicians see a problem, their solution is say they feel your pain and then their solutions tend to be programs that involve spending other peoples money. And, worse, these programs usually make the problems they aim to solve worse. Howev...

It would be nice if we had a picture of this. But, at the present time, none are available. However, ResMed has announced that the FDA has approved the world's smallest CPAP machine, called the Air Mini. The product will be launched later this year. The machine is small enough to fit easily into a travel bag. It is also small enough to fit into the pouch on the back of seats on airplanes. The company suggests that it will be an easy to operate secondary CPAP machine. They will probably market it to medical equipment providers, noting that it will be another means for making a profit. It will benefit patients because it should improve compliance and convenience. They also say it is silent and comfortable. I wonder how long it will take before we see one of these in the hospital setting. I wonder how long it will be before someone comes up with an iCPAP. Further reading: ResMed: FDA clears world's smallest CPAP RT Magazine: FDA greenlights ResMed's Air Mini CPAP RT Cave Faceb...