Rhonchi

Man Coughs Up Nail 35 Years After Accident
His family rushing him to the hospital with a 105-degree temperature. There, doctors found the culprit, a small nail that had dropped down inside Hart’s body cavity and nestled inside his ribcage.
Doses of penicillin helped Hart heal, but since removing the metal would require major surgery and doctors [...]

If I’d have had rhonchi.com up and running last year I’d have posted this here too:
ArtLung Blog : Archives : » Bronchoscope, 1993
At UVa I was one of the Respiratory Therapists on the bronchoscopy team. Basically we assisted on bronchoscopies for patients who needed to have their lungs looked at with fiber-optics. I assisted on [...]

RTs in politics!
Flott to run for House seat
Respiratory therapist Darren Flott announced that he’s making another bid to represent District 98 in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Flott, 40, ran for the position in 2002, losing to the longtime incumbent in a runoff.
The candidate, who said he lives in Eight Mile, is director of the respiratory [...]

In my quest to find RT mentioning blogs I found this December webMD post about Respiratory Therapists. I like the bit about RT being in the basement. That was true of several hospitals I worked at, but by no means all.
If you are new to a community and have asthma or COPD and want to [...]

If passed, will pays less for home O2…
WHSV | One Act, One Less Breath
An act of Congress could take many people’s breath away, literally. A section of the “Deficit Reduction Act of 2005″ will force patients who are on home oxygen to foot more of the bill. Currently, Medicare pays for the machine, supplies, and [...]

Vitamin D Linked To Improved Pulmonary Function
Vitamin D Linked To Improved Pulmonary Function
Posted on: 01/06/2006AUCKLAND, New Zealand–Higher blood levels of vitamin D are associated with improved lung function, according to a study published in Chest

I am creating a list of RCP / RRT / CRTT bloggers. There’s nobody on the list at the moment except for me, and I barely count since I’ve not practiced in a decade. But I’m looking forward to hearing from other RT bloggers!

Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - News
In Denver, a respiratory therapist suggested a blood test. A positive result would explain everything. And what if it is? Canada wanted to know. What is the cure?”There is no cure,” replied the therapist. “Only a lung transplant.”
Dean Canada is among an estimated 100,000 Americans [...]

Inside Bay Area - San Mateo County Times - Local News
It’s called a hyperbaric chamber and it outputs oxygen at much higher pressure than what we normally breath. Eden is the only Sutter health care facility with such a chamber, and according to staff at Eden, it has improved the health of many.
High concentrations of [...]