OPEN FORUM #8
Diagnostics: Knowing Before Acting
Sunday December 6, 2009
3:00 P.M.–4:55 P.M.
San Antonio Convention Center Room 203
1. A Comparison of the Roche Microsampler and the Portex Provent Sampling Syringe, Using the Roche Omni 6 AVL and the Roche Cobas B 221 Blood Gas Systems—Richard M Hoskins, Plano TX
2. Semi-Quantitative Tracking of Intra-Airway Fluids by Computed Tomography—Alex B Adams MPH, St Paul MN
3. In a Swine Pleural Effusion Model, Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) Can Be Determined by a Nitrogen Washin-Washout Method During Mechanical Ventilation—Alex B Adams MPH, St Paul MN
4. Anthropometric Measures of Body Fat and Pulmonary Function: A Pilot Study—Penelope S Benedik PhD, Bryan TX
5. Evaluation of Inverse Fick Calculation for SVO2 Estimation—Lara Brewer, Salt Lake City UT
6. Evaluation of a New Partial Rebreathing Cardiac Output Monitor—Lara Brewer, Salt Lake City UT
7. Diagnostic Accuracy of Medical Thoracoscopy in Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion of Undetermined Etiology: A Systematic Review—Subhash Chandra MBBS, Rochester MN
8. Effects of Mean Arterial Pressure and Needle Size on Arterial Sampler Filling Time—Kimberly L Johnson BSRT, Columbus OH
9. A Comparison Between Patients Heights Recorded in the Electronic Medical Record and the Patients Actual Measured Heights: The Impact on the Setting of Tidal Volume—Donald L Bellerive MA, Worchester MA
10. Ventilatory Response During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pediatric Patients With and Without Congenital Heart Disease—Carl D Mottram RRT RPFT FAARC, Rochester MN
11. Comparison of the Apieron Single Breath Exhaled Nitric Oxide (ENO) Device With the Multiple Breath Sievers ENO Analyzer in Patients Referred for ENO Testing—Carl D Mottram RRT RPFT FAARC, Rochester MN
12. Correlation of the Sentec Digital Monitor Transcutaneous CO2 Measurement to Arterial CO2 Using Alternate Site Placement Probes—Amber Chitwood, Springfield MO
13. Radial Artery Catheterization by Respiratory Care Practitioners With Ultrasound Guidance—Andrew G Miller RRT, Durham NC
14. Influence of Sampling Site on End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels (PETCO2) During Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV)—Arthur Taft PhD, Augusta GA
15. Increased Deadspace During Peak Exercise in the Presence of Dynamic Hyperinflation in Patients With Expiratory Flow Limitations—Noel I Moreno MS, Boston MA
16. Do High Frequency Oscillation Vests Reduce Vital Capacity in Normal Subjects?—Brad W Hughett, Boise ID
17. Assessing Methods for Estimating Height in Recumbent Adults—Randall Baker PhD, Augusta GA