Contents
February 2007 / Volume 52 / Number 2
Editorials
- Bronchodilator Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Patient Selection and Clinical Outcomes
- by Rajiv Dhand—Columbia, Missouri
Original Contributions
- Utilization of Bronchodilators in Ventilated Patients Without Obstructive Airways Disease
- by Lydia H Chang—Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Shyoko Honiden—New York, New York; John A Haithcock, Aneesa M Das, Kathy A Short—Chapel Hill, North Carolina; David M Nierman—New York, New York; and Shannon S Carson—Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Determining the Best Threshold of Rapid Shallow Breathing Index in a Therapist-Implemented Patient-Specific Weaning Protocol
- by David C Chao and David J Scheinhorn—Los Angeles, California
- Interfaces to Connect the HandiHaler and Aerolizer Powder Inhalers to a Tracheostomy Tube
- by Douglas C Johnson—Boston, Massachusetts
- Home Discharge of Technology-Dependent Children: Evaluation of a Respiratory-Therapist Driven Family Education Program
- by Donna K Tearl and James H Hertzog—Wilmington, Delaware
- Imposed Power of Breathing Associated With Use of an Impedance Threshold Device
- by Ahamed H Idris—Dallas, Texas; Victor A Convertino—Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Duane A Ratliff and Donald F Doerr—Kennedy Space Center, Florida; Keith G Lurie—Minneapois, Minnesota; Andrea Gabrielli, and Michael J Banner—Gainesville, Florida
- Delivery of Iloprost Inhalation Solution With the HaloLite, Prodose, and I-neb Adaptive Aerosol Delivery Systems: An In Vitro Study
- by Robert E Van Dyke—Brisbane, California; and Kurt Nikander—Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Case Reports
- Tracheal Rupture Resulting in Life-Threatening Subcutaneous Emphysema
- by Cynthia J Gries and David J Pierson—Seattle, Washington
Teaching Case of the Month
- Hard Metal Pneumoconiosis: A Case of Giant-Cell Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Machinist
- by Louie S Enriquez, Tan-Lucien H Mohammed—Cleveland, Ohio; and Gregory L Johnson, Michael J Lefor, and Mary Beth Beasley—Portland, Oregon
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Practical Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Respiratory Failure, and Practical Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Disease Management (Mosenifar Z, Soo Hoo GW, editors)
- reviewed by Alexander S Niven—Tacoma, Washington
- Disorders of the Respiratory Tract: Common Challenges in Primary Care (Mintz ML)
- reviewed by Dean Gianakos—Lynchburg, Virginia
- Pulmonary Medicine Review, 2nd ed (Zevitz M, Lenhardt R)
- reviewed by Andrew Stiehm—Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Crash Course: Respiratory System (Myers A)
- reviewed by Marshall B Dunning III—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- High-Yield Lung (Dudek RW)
- reviewed by Andrew J Cowan—Seattle, Washington
- Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 5th ed (Des Jardins T, Burton GG)
- reviewed by Dennis R Wissing—Shreveport, Louisiana
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