Contents
August 2005 / Volume 50 / Number 8
Editorials
- Promoting Professionalism and Reducing Staff Turnover in Respiratory Care
- by Karen J Stewart—Charleston, West Virginia
- New Ventilator Modes: The Shape of Things to Come?
- by Richard D Branson—Cincinnati, Ohio
Original Contributions
- Changing Patterns of Inpatient Respiratory Care Services Over a Decade at The Cleveland Clinic: Challenges Posed and Proposed Responses
- by Douglas K Orens, Lucy Kester, Dale J Konrad, and James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio
- Instruction of Hospitalized Patients by Respiratory Therapists on Metered-Dose Inhaler Use Leads to Decrease in Patient Errors
- by Won S Song, John Mullon, Nora A Regan, and Bernard J Roth—Tacoma, Washington
- Survey of Respiratory Therapists’ Attitudes and Concerns Regarding Terminal Extubation
- by David C Willms and Jodette A Brewer—San Diego, California
- Evaluation of Auto-Regulated Inspiratory Support During Rebreathing and Acute Lung Injury in Pigs
- by Thibaut J Desmettre, Marie-Christine Chambrin, Jacques Mangalaboyi, Annick Pigot, and Claude Chopin—Lille, France
- Wood Smoke Inhalation Causes Alveolar Instability in a Dose-Dependent Fashion
- by Jay M Steinberg, Henry J Schiller, Bella Tsvaygenbaum, Greer K Mahoney, Joseph D DiRocco—Syracuse, New York, Louis A Gatto —Cortland, New York, and Gary F Nieman—Syracuse, New York
- Albuterol Delivery via Tracheostomy Tube
- by Christopher M Piccuito and Dean R Hess—Boston, Massachusetts
- Medical Nebulizer Performance: Effects of Cascade Impactor Temperature
- by Yue Zhou—Albuquerque, New Mexico, Amitkumar Ahuja—Duarte, California, Clinton M Irvin, Dean A Kracko, Jacob D McDonald, and Yung-Sung Cheng—Albuquerque, New Mexico
Letters
- The True Cost of Aerosol Therapy by Tim J Good—Logan, Ohio
- response by Joseph L Rau—Atlanta, Georgia
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Leadership for Great Customer Service: Satisfied Patients, Satisfied Employees
(Mayer TA, Cates RJ) - reviewed by Bret H Lynn—San Antonio, Texas
- Making Sense of Lung Function Tests: A Hands-On Guide
(Dakin JH, Kourteli EN, Winter RJD) - reviewed by Robert B Schoene—San Diego, California
- Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation: Including Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications, 4th edition
(Wasserman K, Hansen JE, Sue DY, Stringer W, Whipp BJ) - reviewed by Andrew M Luks— Seattle, Washington
- Atlas of Chest Sonography
(Mathis G, Lessnau KD, editors) - reviewed by Ralf Kuhlen—Aachen, Germany
- Pulmonary Circulation: Diseases and Their Treatment, 2nd edition
(Peacock AJ, Rubin LJ, editors) - reviewed by David D Ralph— Seattle, Washington
Continuing Education Examination
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