December 2006 / Volume 51 / Number 12

Disease Management As an Evolving Role for Respiratory Therapists: by James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio; Dennis E Niewoehner—Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Vincent S Fan—Seattle, Washington

Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Guillain-Barré Syndrome: by Mohamed I Ali, Evans R Fernández-Pérez, Shanthan Pendem, Daniel R Brown, Eelco FM Wijdicks, and Ognjen Gajic—Rochester, Minnesota
Time to Wean After Tracheotomy Differs Among Subgroups of Critically Ill Patients: Retrospective Analysis in a Mixed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit: by Ary-Jan WJ van der Lely, Denise P Veelo, Dave A Dongelmans, Johanna C Korevaar, Margreeth B Vroom, and Marcus J Schultz—Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Twenty-Four-Hour Ambulatory Oximetry Monitoring in COPD Patients With Moderate Hypoxemia: by Ciro Casanova, Ma Concepción Hernández—Tenerife, Spain; Alejandro Sánchez—Gran Canaria, Spain; Ignacio García—Talavera, Juan Pablo de Torres, Juan Abreu—Tenerife, Spain; Jose Manuel Valencia—Gran Canaria, Spain; Armando Aguirre—Jaime—Tenerife, Spain; and Bartolomé R Celli—Boston, Massachusetts
Evaluation of an Oxygen Protocol in Long-Term Care: by Sherrie L Christman and Teresa A Volsko—Hudson, Ohio
Compliance of Physicians With Documentation of an Asthma Management Protocol: by Sawsan Baddar, Elizabeth A Worthing, Omar A Al—Rawas, Youssef Osman, and Bazdawi M Al-Riyami—Al Khoud, Sultanate of Oman
Adolescents With Asthma: Learning Needs and Internet Use Assessment: by Hyekyun Rhee—Charlottesville, Virginia; Tami H Wyatt—Knoxville, Tennessee; and Jennifer A Wenzel—Baltimore, Maryland

Comparison of Published Pressure Gradient Symbols and Equations in Mechanics of Breathing: by David F Wolfe and Joseph G Sorbello—Syracuse, New York
Zen and the Art of Nomenclature Maintenance: A Revised Approach to Respiratory Symbols and Terminology: by Frank P Primiano Jr—Scottsdale, Arizona; and Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio

Tricuspid Endocarditis With Pulmonary Emboli: by Erin C Sutcliffe, Genji S Terasaki, and Rachel E Thompson—Seattle, Washington

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th ed (Kryer MH, Roth T, Dement WC): reviewed by William J DePaso—Seattle, Washington
Atlas of Sleep Medicine (Chokroverty S, Thomas RJ, Bhatt M): reviewed by Adnan Naeem Habib—Lexington, Kentucky
Surgical Management of Sleep Apnea and Snoring (Terris DJ, Goode RL, editors): reviewed by Eric J Kezirian—San Francisco, California
Respiratory Genetics (Silverman EK, Weiss ST, Lomas DA, Shapiro SD, editors): reviewed by Carlos Flores and Joe GN Garcia—Chicago, Illinois
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Donner CF, Ambrosino N, Goldstein RS, editors): reviewed by Sidney R Schneider—Salisbury, Maryland
Hospital Medicine, 2nd ed (Wachter RM, Goldman L, Hollander H): reviewed by Audrey Young—Seattle, Washington

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