Breathing Specialist | The Breathing Specialist https://thebreathingspecialist.com Education. Exercise. Empowerment Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:28:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Can I ever get off of oxygen? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/can-i-ever-get-off-of-oxygen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-i-ever-get-off-of-oxygen Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:28:30 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=470  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, […]

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]]> I Got an Interview…. I Just Graduated….. What Do I Say? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/i-got-an-interview-i-just-graduated-what-do-i-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-got-an-interview-i-just-graduated-what-do-i-say Sun, 03 Jun 2018 22:11:31 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=635 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 […]

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]]> How do I get SOMEONE… ANYone… to read my resume and grant me an interview ? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/how-do-i-get-someone-anyone-to-read-my-resume-and-grant-me-an-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-i-get-someone-anyone-to-read-my-resume-and-grant-me-an-interview Sun, 03 Jun 2018 02:43:37 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=633 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 […]

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]]> Don’t dismiss me off just yet, I am NOT done! https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dont-dismiss-me-off-just-yet-i-am-not-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-dismiss-me-off-just-yet-i-am-not-done Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:39:19 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=628 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 […]

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]]> Your Top Ten Questions Answered Here- Replay of the live Zoom Meetup https://thebreathingspecialist.com/your-top-ten-questions-answered-here-replay-of-the-live-zoom-meetup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-top-ten-questions-answered-here-replay-of-the-live-zoom-meetup https://thebreathingspecialist.com/your-top-ten-questions-answered-here-replay-of-the-live-zoom-meetup/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:03:16 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=555   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 […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/your-top-ten-questions-answered-here-replay-of-the-live-zoom-meetup/feed/ 0 Back by Popular Demand! The “10 Things” E book https://thebreathingspecialist.com/back-by-popular-demand-the-10-things-e-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-by-popular-demand-the-10-things-e-book https://thebreathingspecialist.com/back-by-popular-demand-the-10-things-e-book/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:19:47 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=552 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, […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/back-by-popular-demand-the-10-things-e-book/feed/ 0 When You’re Considering Moving in With Family https://thebreathingspecialist.com/when-youre-considering-moving-in-with-family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-youre-considering-moving-in-with-family https://thebreathingspecialist.com/when-youre-considering-moving-in-with-family/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2016 02:02:24 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=497   “My daughter and son-in-law want me to move in with them, but I don’t want to.” If you have a chronic disease process, or even a temporary (but debilitating) one, it’s wise not to live alone. Barring the fact that they might be smokers, think about why you would not want to do this. […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/when-youre-considering-moving-in-with-family/feed/ 0 Micro-Analyzing the six minute walk https://thebreathingspecialist.com/micro-analyzing-the-six-minute-walk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=micro-analyzing-the-six-minute-walk https://thebreathingspecialist.com/micro-analyzing-the-six-minute-walk/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:41:19 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=533 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 […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/micro-analyzing-the-six-minute-walk/feed/ 0 You are on the Transplant list…. Now What? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/you-are-on-the-transplant-list-now-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-are-on-the-transplant-list-now-what Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:59:29 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=518 Are you facing having to undergo a lung transplant? The “Good News” that you are on the transplant list may have been a long time coming… or, may have happened so quickly you were surprised. Either way, the events leading up to being on the list are grueling, and scary… so many tests, so many […]

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]]> When It’s a Different Doctor Every Time You Go to the Clinic https://thebreathingspecialist.com/when-its-a-different-doctor-every-time-you-go-to-the-clinic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-its-a-different-doctor-every-time-you-go-to-the-clinic Wed, 01 Jun 2016 23:46:39 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=510 I get asked all the time… “Kelly, I have no insurance. So every time I go to the clinic, I get seen by a different doctor.  They have my chart, but I have to start all over every time I go. You say to ask my doctor about this and that, but I have no […]

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