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Respiratory Care Groups
Professional Organizations
Respiratory Care Educational Programs
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Respiratory Care Equipment/Procedures
- Acid-Base.com
- Arterial Line Placement (NEJM video)
- Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation (NEJM video)
- Bernoulli's Principle (Animated Demo)
- Blood Gases at acutecaretesting.org
- Capnography.com
- Critical Care A Day (ICU Room)
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Iron Lung
- Orotracheal Intubation (NEJM video)
- Oximeter.org
- Portable Oxygen
- Thoracentesis (NEJM video)
- Tracheostomy
- VentWorld
- YouTube RespCare World
Google these topics for additional resources
Publications
- FOCUS Journal
- A2Z
- Advance for Respiratory Care Practitioners
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Anesthesiology
- AJRCCM - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Chest - Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians
- CCCM - Critical Care Medicine
- JAM - Journal of Aerosol Medicine & Pulmonary Drug Delivery
- JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
- NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Care Journal
- RT Magazine
- Sleep - Journal of the American Sleep Disorders Association
-
Thorax Online
Search the Literature
- Respiratory Care Journal
- PubMed (NIH Library of Med)
- Also See: Pocket Reference
Books by Dana Oakes, RRT
RespiratoryBooks.com
Also see:
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey,
Respiratory Care Program's,
Bibliographic Resources
Aerosolized Medications
- Advair (fluticasone + salmeterol)
- albuterol (salbutamol - wiki)
- Atrovent (ipratropium bromide)
- Azmacort (triamcinolone acetonide)
- Bronkese
- Brovana (aformoterol tartrate)
- Combivent
- DuoNeb
- Flovent
- Foradil
- Mucomyst (acetylcysteine)
- Proventil (albuterol)
- Pulmicort Respules (budesonide)
- Pulmozyme (dornase alfa)
- Relenza
- Respigam
- Salbutamol (albuterol)
- Seretide
- Serevent
- Symbicort (budesonide + formoterol)
- Tobi (tobramycin)
- Vanceril
- Ventolin
- Xopenex (levalbuterol)
Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement. This list is not complete. Therefore, please do a search on the drug name for additional information and links:
Pulmonology
Asthma ...
(MDJunction.com)-
The Virtual Stethescope: Cardiac & Pulmonary Auscultation
- The R.A.L.E. Repository digital recording of respiratory sounds in health & disease
- The Interactive Patient
- The Auscultation Assistant! UCLA
- Lung Sounds - National University Hospital of Iceland
- Medstudents' Lung Sounds
- IMD 420-C Review of Lung Sounds
- 3M United Kingdom Heart and Lung Sounds
-
American Association for Bronchology
- Hardin Respiration Medicine Page
- FluTrack.com
- Interventional Pulmonology from University of Nevada
- John's Airway / Respiratory Information Center
- John's Med Links
- The Critical Care Forum
- Critical Care UK
- Hyperbaric Treatment Center at Norwalk Hospital
- International Thoracic Teaching Resource
- S.N.O.R.E. - The Sleep Apnea Online Resource for Education
- Pulmonary Channel
- Pulmonary Pathology WebPath of the University of Utah
- Respiratory Tract Infection Alerts
- Respiratory Tract Pathology from the University of Alberta
- Chronic Cough Illustrative Case
- Pathology of the Lung, Mediastinum and Pleura
- The Thorax: Heart, Lungs and Bronchi from Loyola
- Pulmonary Pathology from Loyola
- University of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Lung Center
- Tuberculosis Treatment Resources, NYC Dept. of Health
- OSHA Tuberculosis Prophylaxis
- National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
Regulatory & Certification Agencies
College of American PathologistsHand-Hygiene | Nosocomial Pneumonia | SmallPox
Labeling | Guidance | Single Use | Index
Drug Shortages
| Relevant FDA Safety Alerts |
| •
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists
(LABAs): New Safe Use Requirements |
| •
Relenza (zanamivir) Inhalation Powder Drug must not be reconstituted in liquid formulation or used in any nebulizer or mechanical ventilator. |
| • Unomedical Manual Pulmonary Resuscitator (10/7/09) |
| • Portex Uncuffed Pediatric-Sized Tracheal Tubes (9/11/09) |
| • Covidien Pedi-Cap End-Tidal CO2 Detector (9/10/09) |
| • Dey Albuterol Sulfate Solution Unit Dose Vials (9/10/09) |
| • Respironics BiPAP Focus NIV System (7/9/09) |
| • Shiley 3.0PED Cuffless Pediatric Trach Tube (3/10/09) |
- HCFA (now CMS)
-
HIPAA -
HHS Final Change to Privacy Rule
- Joint Commission -- formerly JCAHO
- Joint Commission WikiHealthCare Forum
- NCCLS National Center for Clinical Laboratory Standards
- NFPA National Fire Protection Association
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Calculators
- A-a Gradient
- Apache II
- Base Excess
- Body Surface Area (BSA)
- Easy Calculation
- Oxygen Content
- Oxygenation Index
- Oxygen Saturation (from PO2)
- Peak Flow Predicted
- Ventilation Index
Statistics ...
Language Translation Services
Potpourri
- eICD.com (ICDN Coding)
- American Latex Allergy Association
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Patent Issued
- RTexam.com
Automated Mailing Lists / Forums
- RC_WORLD
- VentWorld
- ICON - Intensive Care Online
- RT Space (Global Community for RTs)
