RESPIRATORY CARE

Original Research

An In Vitro Evaluation of Aerosol Delivery Through Tracheostomy and Endotracheal Tubes Using Different Interfaces

by Arzu Ari, Robert J Harwood, Meryl M Sheard, and James B Fink—Atlanta, Georgia

Precision and Accuracy of Oxygen Flow Meters Used at Hospital Settings

by Josy Davidson, Claudia Gazzeta, Luciano C Torres, José R Jardim, and Oliver A Nascimento—São Paulo, Brazil

The Measurement of Lung Volumes Using Body Plethysmography: A Comparison of Methodologies

by Brigitte M Borg and Bruce R Thompson—Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

A National Survey of Airway Management Training in United States Internal Medicine-Based Critical Care Fellowship Programs

by Aaron M Joffe—Seattle, Washington
Elaine C Liew—Los Angeles, California
Hernando Olivar, Armagan HC Dagal, Andreas Grabinsky, Matt Hallman, and Miriam M Treggiari—Seattle, Washington

Short-Term Effects of Using Pedometers to Increase Daily Physical Activity in Smokers: A Randomized Trial

by Demétria Kovelis, Juliana Zabatiero, Karina Couto Furlanetto, Leandro Cruz Mantoani, Mahara Proença, and Fabio Pitta—Paraná, Brazil

Upper Airway Fat Tissue Distribution Differences in Subjects With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Effect on Retropalatal Mechanical Loads

by Yanru Li, Na Lin, Jingying Ye, Qinglin Chang, Demin Han—Beijing, China
and Al Sperry—Paris, France

Using Statistical Techniques to Predict Dynamic Arterial P_CO2 in Patients With COPD During Maximum Exercise

by Ming-Lung Chuang—Taichung, Taiwan
I-Feng Lin—Taipei, Taiwan
Janine RE Vintch—Torrance, California
and En-Hao Tien—Taipei, Taiwan

Evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patients

by Vikas Pathak, Iliana Samara Hurtado Rendon, Irida Hasalla, and Adey Tsegaye—Bronx, New York

Development of an Instrument for a Primary Airway Provider’s Performance With an ICU Multidisciplinary Team in Pediatric Respiratory Failure Using Simulation

by Akira Nishisaki, Aaron J Donoghue, Shawn Colborn, Christine Watson, Andrew Meyer, Dana Niles, Ram Bishnoi, Roberta Hales, Larissa Hutchins, Mark A Helfaer—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Calvin A Brown III, Ron M Walls—Boston, Massachusetts
Vinay M Nadkarni, and John R Boulet—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Comparison of Alpha 200 and CoughAssist as Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Devices: A Bench Study

by Gaël Bourdin, Claude Guérin, Véronique Leray, Bertrand Delannoy, Sophie Debord, Frédérique Bayle, Michèle Germain, and Jean-Christophe Richard—Lyon, France

Chest Radiography Validity in Screening Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Immigrants From a High-Burden Country

by Zohar Mor, Alex Leventhal—Jerusalem, Israel
Daniel Weiler-Ravell, Nathan Peled—Haifa, Israel
and Yehuda Lerman—Tel-Aviv, Israel

A Survey of Noninvasive Ventilation Practices in a Respiratory ICU of North India

by Sunil Sharma, Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Dheeraj Gupta, and Surinder K Jindal—Chandigarh, India

Reviews

Severe Exercise-Induced Hypoxemia

by Chris Garvey—Daly City, California
Brian Tiep—Duarte, California
Rick Carter—Beaumont, Texas
Mary Barnett—Pomona, California
Mary Hart—Dallas, Texas
and Richard Casaburi—Los Angeles, California

Nebulized Corticosteroids in Asthma and COPD. An Italian Appraisal

by Andrea S Melani—Siena, Italy

Case Reports

Pulmonary Zygomycosis in a Non-neutropenic Patient With Myelodysplastic Syndrome on Lenalidomide

by Jesse Theisen-Toupal, Elana S Rosenthal, Emer Kelly, Jeffrey I Zwicker, Praveen Akuthota, and David H Roberts—Boston, Massachusetts

Treatment of Sepsis and ARDS With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interventional Lung Assist Membrane Ventilator in a Patient With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

by Vojka Gorjup, Misa Fister, Marko Noc, Vladan Rajic, and Suada Filekovic Ribaric—Ljubljana, Slovenia

Catamenial Pneumothorax Due to Bilateral Pulmonary Endometriosis

by Hsin-Yuan Fang, Chia-Ing Jan, Chien-Kuang Chen, and William Tzu-Liang Chen—Taichung, Taiwan

Reciprocal Influence of Refractory Hypoxemia and High Intracranial Pressure on the Postoperative Management of an Urgent Neurosurgical Procedure

by Mieke Vanhoonacker, Jean Roeseler, and Philippe Hantson—Brussels, Belgium

Teaching Case of the Month

A Patient With Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Endotracheal Intubation

by Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Thitiporn Suwatanapongched, Potjanee Korrungruang, and Pensupa Raweelert—Bangkok, Thailand

Editorials

Nebulized Drug Delivery in Patients Breathing Spontaneously Through an Artificial Airway

by Muhammad Mir and Rajiv Dhand—Knoxville, Tennessee

Flow Meters: What Do You Mean the Flow Rate From One Does Not Equal the Same Flow Rate From Another?

by William R Howard—New Bedford, Massachusetts

Pulmonary Function Standards: A Work in Progress

by Brian L Graham—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

A Practical Approach to Intensive Care Imaging

by Nicola Sverzellati—Parma, Italy
and Maurizio Zompatori—Bologna, Italy