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Respiratory Care Groups

▪ AARC	American Association for Respiratory Care
▪ CSRT	Canadian Society for Respiratory Care
▪ CoARC	Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
▪ NAMDRC	Nat'l Assoc for Medical Directors of Resp Care
▪ NBRC	National Board for Respiratory Care

Professional Organizations

▪ AAB ▪ AAP ▪ AACN ▪ AAFA ▪ AARC ▪ AASM ▪ AAST ▪ ACEP ▪ ACS ▪ ACCP ▪ ACHE ▪ AHA ▪ AHA ▪ AHIMA ▪ AHRQ ▪ ALA ▪ AMA ▪ APIC ▪ ASA ▪ ASA ▪ ASDA ▪ ATS ▪ AAMC ▪ CTS ▪ CLMA ▪ CFF ▪ ERS ▪ HIMSS ▪ ISAM ▪ ISMP ▪ NCCLS ▪ NIH ▪ NSF ▪ SCCM ▪ SHEA ▪ UHC ▪ USP ▪ WHO

American Association for Bronchology American Academy of Pediatrics American Assoc of Critical Care Nurses Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America American Association for Respiratory Care American Association of Sleep Medicine American Assoc of Sleep Technologists American College of Emergency Physicians American Cancer Society American College of Chest Physicians American College of Healthcare Executives American Heart Association American Hospital Association Am Health Information Management Assoc Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality American Lung Association American Medical Association Assoc for Professionals in Infection Control American Sleep Association American Society of Anesthesiologists American Sleep Disorders Association American Thoracic Society Association of American Medical Colleges Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Laboratory Management Association Cystic Fibrosis Foundation European Respiratory Society Healthcare Info & Mgt Systems Society Int'l Society for Aerosols in Medicine Institute for Safe Medical Practices National Center for Clin Lab Standards National Institutes of Health National Sleep Foundation Society of Critical Care Medicine Soc for Healthcare Epidemiology of America University HealthSystem Consortium United States Pharmacopeia World Health Organization

Respiratory Care Educational Programs

• AARC (Roster of Bachelor's & Master's Programs)
   
• CAAHEP (Current List of Accredited Programs)

Clinical Practice Guidelines

▪ AARC	American Association for Respiratory Care
▪ AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
▪ ACP	American College of Physicians
▪ ACCP	American College of Chest Physicians
▪ AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
▪ ATS	American Thoracic Society
▪ CDC	Prevention of Healthcare Associated Pneumonia
▪ NGC	National Guideline Clearinghouse
▪ NHLBI	National Heart Lung Blood Institute
▪ OSG	Office of the Surgeon General - Tobacco Cessation

 

Respiratory Care Equipment/Procedures

• Acid-Base.com
• Arterial Line Placement (NEJM video)
• Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation (NEJM video)
• Bernoulli's Principle (Animated Demo)
• BloodGas.org
• Capnography.com  
• Critical Care A Day  (ICU Room)
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Iron Lung
• Orotracheal Intubation (NEJM video)
• Oximeter.org
• Portable Oxygen
• Respology
• Thoracentesis (NEJM video)
• Tracheostomy
• YouTube RespCare World
  

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:

• Drugs.com (powered by Micromedex)
• Google

 

Pulmonology

Asthma ...

• Asthma Online Support Group (MDJunction.com)
• Asthma Action America
• AllAllergy 
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 
• ASMANET (French/English)
• Bubbliboo for Children
• NHLBI Asthma Information:
  Guidelines  |  Palm Pilot
• Asthma and Allergy FAQ Home Page - UNC Chapel Hill
• Canadian Network for Asthma Care
• CNN Allergy Report
• European Federation for Asthma & Allergy Associations
• Global Initiative for Asthma
• Global Initiative for COPD  
• The Mining Co. Guide to Asthma
• View the text of the Asthma Inhaler Protection Act at www.congress.gov. Search for bill number "S.2026."

Breath Sounds ...

• 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

Intubation / Bronchoscopy ...

• Airway Cam
• Bronchoscopy (from Tracheostomy.com)
• DRD Visualization Lab
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Mayo Virtual Bronchoscopy
• Orotracheal Intubation (NEJM video)
• Video Bronchoscopy - Lung Cancer

Chest X-Rays ...

• The Systematic Interpretation of the Chest X-Ray - Fort Hayes State University
• Radiology Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine - University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
• Basics of Chest X-Ray Interpretation: A Programmed Study - University of San Francisco
• Looking at the Chest Radiograph - South Bank University
• Radiology Museum - South Bank University
• Introduction to Chest Radiology - Virtual Hospital, University of Iowa
• Chest X-Ray - Loyola University
• Chestx-ray.com  

General ...

• American Association for Bronchology  
• CDC: Guideline for the Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
• 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 

• CAP College of American Pathologists
• CDC Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention 
  Hand-Hygiene  |  Nosocomial Pneumonia  |  SmallPox 
• CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
• CMS (formerly HCFA)
• EPA Environmental Protection Agency
• FDA Food & Drug Administration
• FDA's Regulation on Re-processing Single-Use Devices:
  Labeling  |  Guidance  |  Single Use  |  Index
• FDA Needlestick Guidance:
  HTML  |  PDF  
• FDA CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation & Research)
  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 'Sentinel Events'

•  Sentinel Event #43:  Safely implementing health     information and converging technologies.

•  Sentinel Event #36:  Tubing misconnections

•  Sentinel Event #25:  Preventing ventilator-related deaths     and injuries.

•  Sentinel Event #22:  Preventing needlestick and sharps     injuries.

•  Sentinel Event #21:  Medical gas mix-ups .

• 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 ...

• Statistics on the Web
• Stat Pages

 

Language Translation Services

• Article on Using Medical Interpreters
   
• Babelfish
   
• Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in 9 Languages
   

Potpourri

• Oxygen Bars - What the FDA Thinks
• eICD.com (ICDN Coding)
• Latex Allergy Links   
• Medical Acronym Site  
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide Patent Issued
• RTexam.com 
• YouTube RespCare World

 

Automated Mailing Lists / Forums

• RC_WORLD 
• Respiratory Care Forum
• VentWorld
• Intensive Care Online
• RT Corner
• RT Space