Contents
February 2003 / Volume 48 / Number 2
Editorials
- Health Care in America: An Error-Prone System in Need of a Fix
- by Patrick J Dunne—Fullerton, California
Original Contributions
- Missed Bronchodilator Medication Treatments in Respiratory Therapy: Frequency and Underlying Causes
- by James K Stoller, Douglas K Orens, and Lucy Kester—Cleveland, Ohio
- Assessing Need for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy: A Comparison of Conventional Evaluation and Measures of Ambulatory Oximetry Monitoring
- by Kevin M Fussell, Dereje S Ayo, Paul Branca, Jeffrey T Rogers, Michael Rodriguez, and Richard W Light—Nashville, Tennessee
- A Comparison of the OxyArm Oxygen Delivery Device and Standard Nasal Cannulae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
- by Timothy Dinesen—Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lee McDonald, Sandy McDonald, and Donald DuVall—Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Performance Comparison of Two Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Devices: Acapella Versus Flutter
- by Teresa A Volsko, Juliann M DiFiore, and Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio
Special Articles
- Development of an Affordable Data Collection, Reporting, and Analysis System
- by William R Howard—Boston, Massachusetts
PFT Corner
- Diagnosis of a Space-Occupying Lesion of the Lung by Pulmonary Function Tests
- by Suzanne Redden, Deborah A Hunton, and David A Kaminsky—Burlington, Vermont
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Breathing Disorders in Sleep
(McNicholas WT, Phillipson EA) - reviewed by William J DePaso—Seattle, Washington
- Sleep Apnea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
(Pack AI, editor) - reviewed by Noel T Johnson—Edmonds, Washington
- Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Similowski T, Whitelaw WA, Derenne J-P, editors) - reviewed by Joshua O Benditt—Seattle, Washington
- Lung Disorders Sourcebook
(Matthews DD, editor) - reviewed by Teresa A Volsko—Hudson, Ohio
- Working in Health Care: What You Need to Know to Succeed
(Drafke MW, editor) - reviewed by Ehren Ngo—Loma Linda, California
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