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Category: Respiratory Therapy

Albuterol King

On February 24, 2021 By Breathinstephen
  • Respiratory Therapy

Anyone care for some Albuterol? (Hey…..how did the Primatine mist inhaler get in there?) IRead More

6 responses

Are ER Asthma Treatment Protocols changing?

On July 24, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Doctor appointments
  • Hospitals
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy

Is it just me or are things changing? Being a frequently flyer in the ERRead More

3 responses

Self Service

On April 8, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Shortness of Breath

Just one of the advantages of being an asthmatic Respiratory Therapist, though the hospital staffRead More

9 responses

Use Me !

On February 2, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Education
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • Respiratory Therapy

The marathon walking–severely asthmatic–RT is in the house and is ready to take your questions.Read More

32 responses

I’m Honored

On January 12, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
  • Asthma
  • Boston Marathon
  • Fitness Walking
  • Inspiration
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • walking events

Just found out that my story is appearing in the RCB’s annual Newsletter…. “Breathing Matters”.Read More

12 responses

Breathing Basics —O2 Saturation and Oximeters

On November 30, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma medical tests
  • oxygen
  • Respiratory Therapy

Today’s Breathing Basics review is all about Oxygen Saturation and Oximeters. If you have lungRead More

93 responses

Breathing……the mini series.

On August 27, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Education
  • Respiratory Therapy

I thought Id do something a little different with today’s post and teach some RespiratoryRead More

10 responses

Hospital stay #97

On January 9, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Bipap
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Peak Flows
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Sally Wenzel
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Ventilator
  • Wheeze

Battle scars: 4 failed arterial line attempts and 12 failed IV attempts. I have noRead More

27 responses

Number 96

On October 10, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

Thanks everyone for all your kind emails while I was in the slammer. The hospitalRead More

9 responses

Boston still follows me

On July 30, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
  • Asthma
  • Boston Marathon
  • COPD
  • Marathon walking
  • People, Places and Events
  • Respiratory Therapy

I didn’t even know that this was out there until anAmerican Assoc for Respiratory Care,Read More

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72 hours of hell.

On July 14, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • People, Places and Events
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

I always try to write a little something about each and every hospitalization Ive experienced,Read More

7 responses

Number 94….a Bad One

On June 8, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Ventilator
  • Wheeze

…………..As in my 94th hospital admission for asthma. I had been feeling really crumby mostRead More

12 responses

Respiratory Therapist/Asthmatic/Patient

On December 9, 2008 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy

All this buzz about inhalers ,nebulizers and hospitals , got me to thinking of variousRead More

6 responses

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