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A new version of Ventolin, aptly termed "Keep-me-alive-olin," has been shown to prolong life. This is according to analysis of studies conducted by the Real Doctor's Creed Committee. Keepmealivolin was listed as the #61 most popular version of Ventolin prescribed by doctors by our own experts here at the RT Cave. This version of Ventolin was first recognized by Dr. Happy Lackluster in 1985. He t he ordered a respiratory therapist to give a Ventolin breathing treatment by mask to a patient who was terminally ill, who had an ejection fraction of 20%, and who was in otherwise poor health with terminal bone cancer, diabetes, and kidney failure. Dr. Lackluster sadly passed away in 1998. However, the RT Cave was able to get ahold of Dr. Will Chambers, a longtime coworker of the beloved Dr. Lackluster. "He was a fine fellow," said Dr. Chambers. "We were all so impressed with his discovery. I remember Happy  telling the story. He about keeled over laughing becaus...

The following is a guest post. By Wanda Bunch I'd like to voice my frustrations as a Respiratory Therapist today. I'd like some ideas or suggestions on how we can make changes on a state level for Respiratory Therapist. I want my ideas/opinions/ and my voice to be heard. I LOVE being a therapist (5 years) in Oklahoma. The respect and understanding of what we truly are capable of doing needs to be recognized. Our career (notice I didn't put job) is in jeopardy due to health care changes and we need to grow with the changes; so our career path we choose can continue to exist. It sadness me to hear therapist of under 10 years talk about being burnt out due to being disappointed (due to department leadership and policies ). I feel the field has become stagnant with old policies/ goals/ and career ladder. YES we have them available to us. I feel strongly about my career choice and want to continue to Excel at it and make improvements. So all therapist around the US should be ask...

Your question : How high can you set CPAP? What are the disadvantages of CPAP that is too high? My answer . This is a good question. According to Egans, CPAP is a continuous flow of pressure on inspiration and expiration.If there are alveoli that are collapsed due to atelectasis, CPAP acts to recruit them, and open them up. It thereby acts as a splint to keep them open to improve oxygenation. If CPAP levels are set too high, alveoli will be over-distended, and this may result in air trapping. (1, page 1066) Another thing to keep in mind here is that CPAP acts to reduce venous return to the heart so the heart doesn't have to work so hard to pump blood through the body. This is the advantage of using CPAP to treat heart failure. If CPAP is set too high, this pressure may ultimately reduce venous return enough as to cause a reduction in cardiac output, which can be measured by a drop in blood pressure. Over-distended alveoli and air trapping can also result in a drop in oxygen levels,...