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Your Top Ten Questions Answered Here- Replay of the live Zoom Meetup
As I go through the forums and other COPD information groups, people have questions. Lots of questions. Whether newly-diagnosed, or having lived with COPD or ILD for years, there just doesn’t seem to be enough answers for all of the things that go along with lung disease. So, in record time, I answered as…
Back by Popular Demand! The “10 Things” E book
What passes for food in the U.S. has become scarier than ever. Finding healthy, chemical- and additive-free food is becoming quite the challenge! I had breakfast last weekend with friends at a local breakfast joint. The ‘cream’ for the coffee was a bowl of individual creamers, some flavored, the others labeled ‘half and half’. Yep,…
Micro-Analyzing the six minute walk
Current standards for performing the Six minute walk test (6mwt) include not walking with the patient, so that they will walk at their own pace rather than attempt to keep pace with the tester. While this may allow a better result, careful observation of the patient before, during, and after the 6mwt, and handoff of…
Are Pulse Oximeters accurate?
Often times my patients will bring in their ‘home’ Pulse oximeters to compare with the hospital grade oximeters. There are a number of things to understand about how a pulse ox works, in order to understand the numbers. When you place the finger probe on your finger, the light needs to go through the nailbed….
Let the Respiratory Season Begin!
~Sigh. You just got a message that Mr. Jones is back in the hospital. Again. You just saw him last week! He looked fine…. no complaints. He hasn’t smoked now in 5 years. He tries to exercise, but gets tired quickly. You did a quick 02 test on him in the hallways, and he doesn’t…
Can I ever get off of oxygen?
I often get asked, on the first day of Rehab, “Can I ever get rid of this oxygen?” The answer is: Possibly. I’ve gotten many people off oxygen over the years, but it takes a lot of strategic work. Shortness of breath, fatigue, and desaturation with walking can occur for two main reasons. One is,…
New Privacy Policy now available
By now you know I’m a get-to-the-point kind of gal. But an abundance of lawyers, complicated by being in California, has, alas, resulted in this: https://copdsuccess.com/privacy-policy/ The short version: -I don’t share your info -I occasionally may send you links for products I think you might like -Life should be this simple. Now, take a…
Your Course Is Written! Now What??!?
Now, do your storyboard. I do mine in PowerPoint. For CXR’s for example, I would start with what a normal one looks like. Then go into some classic ones such as pneumonia, emphysema, fibrosis, and
A ‘Different’ Kind of RT Work
I see many posts in the various forums from RT’s looking for something different… something besides 12 hour shifts. Oh, what to do, what to do that won’t tax our bodies any worse than what we have going on now. Fellow RT’s, use your BRAINPOWER!! What I mean is, you all know A LOT. And…
I Got an Interview…. I Just Graduated….. What Do I Say?
I’ve interviewed a lot of RT candidates over the years, from new grads to greatly experienced. Here are some tips for getting approval… Well, mine, anyway. Confidence: It’s a fine line between being confident and arrogant. I’ve had many new grads say, ‘Yes, I know how to do this and that’, when what they really…
How do I get SOMEONE… ANYone… to read my resume and grant me an interview ?
Once upon a time, in a hospital long ago, RT managers actually read resumes. But now, managers are bogged down with more important tasks, and have turned all hiring over to Human Resources (HR). Since HR people have no idea what an RT actually does, hospitals have turned to resume bots. These are nothing more…
Don’t dismiss me off just yet, I am NOT done!
There are an estimated 2000 Respiratory Therapists that hold an honorable place in the profession: 30+ years of experience and service, but: we never found the time to get our Bachelor of Science degree. With my experience, I have been elevated to rank of Clinical Educator, and now business owner, educating RT’s with subject matter…