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As respiratory therapists (RTs) continue to play a vital role in managing chronic illness, pulmonary disease, and post-COVID recovery, the demand for these allied health professionals is growing. And ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...

Mark Courtney, RRT, has been a respiratory therapist for over four decades. He worked with hospitalized patients with lung cancer for 25 years and now serves as a manager at the HelpLine for the ...

Seasonal respiratory infections can lead to medical expenses that go far beyond a doctor's consultation, especially if ...

You’ll be ready to take the National Board for Respiratory Care registration exam, which qualifies you to work in hospitals, nursing homes, physician’s offices, home health agencies, and specialized ...

Anyone looking for a new career could do a lot worse than getting into respiratory therapy, according to Dr. Peter Jaswilko, a professor at Triton College in River Grove and a cheerleader for the ...

The end of the public health emergency in the United States is a richly symbolic milestone in the course of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. During the height of the pandemic, the virus killed millions of ...