oxygen | The Breathing Specialist https://thebreathingspecialist.com Education. Exercise. Empowerment Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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 Don’t Be THAT Respiratory Therapist!…. (or Nurse, or PA……..) https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dont-be-that-respiratory-therapist-or-nurse-or-pa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-be-that-respiratory-therapist-or-nurse-or-pa https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dont-be-that-respiratory-therapist-or-nurse-or-pa/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2016 01:48:26 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=451   In Respiratory school, we had to learn about the magic FI02 box.  That was 32 years ago, but the strategy behind the box still works today, when thinking about Nasal cannulas, HFNC, and aerosols . Sure, today we just set a number on a machine and we’re done. Or are we? Before you can […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dont-be-that-respiratory-therapist-or-nurse-or-pa/feed/ 0 Are Pulse Oximeters accurate? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/are-pulse-oximeters-accurate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-pulse-oximeters-accurate https://thebreathingspecialist.com/are-pulse-oximeters-accurate/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2015 02:00:22 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=366 Often times my patients will bring in their ‘home’ Pulse oximeters to compare with the hospital grade oximeters.  There are a number of things to understand about how a pulse ox works, in order to understand the numbers. When you place the finger probe on your finger, the light needs to go through the nailbed. […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/are-pulse-oximeters-accurate/feed/ 0 Will Pulmonary Rehab fix my lungs? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/will-pulmonary-rehab-fix-my-lungs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-pulmonary-rehab-fix-my-lungs https://thebreathingspecialist.com/will-pulmonary-rehab-fix-my-lungs/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:30:51 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=49 If your doctor has referred you for a Pulmonary Rehab program, I have one word for you: GO! For me, the six-week drill is nearly always the same: 6 patients arrive on the first day, with absolutely no clue what they signed up for. Fast forward to 6 weeks later, they are stronger, happier, excited […]

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