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John Landry, BS, RRT
John Landry is a registered respiratory therapist from Memphis, TN, and has a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He enjoys using evidence-based research to help others breathe easier, live healthier, and improve their overall quality of life.
Inner Cannula: Tracheostomy Care and Airway Management
Learn the purpose of an inner cannula in tracheostomy care, including cleaning, airway patency, ventilation, and safety.
Lung Infiltrates: Imaging Findings and Clinical Significance
Learn what lung infiltrates are, common causes, imaging patterns, clinical significance, and how they differ from related lung conditions.
Small-Volume Nebulizer (SVN): Uses, Types, and Technique
Learn how small-volume nebulizers work, including types, uses, aerosol delivery, administration, safety, and troubleshooting.
Racemic Epinephrine: Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects
Learn about racemic epinephrine, including its uses, mechanism of action, dosage, side effects, and role in treating airway edema.
Epinephrine: Uses, Mechanism, Dosage, and Side Effects
Learn about epinephrine, including its mechanism of action, clinical uses, dosage, receptor effects, and common side effects.
Methemoglobin: Physiology, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn what methemoglobin is, how it affects oxygen transport, common causes, symptoms, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment options.
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR): Clinical Significance
Learn about pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), including normal values, causes, calculation, effects, and clinical significance.
Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Causes and Treatment
Learn about hypercapnic respiratory failure, including its causes, symptoms, blood gas findings, complications, and treatment options.
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: Causes and Treatment
Learn about hypoxemic respiratory failure, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, oxygenation problems, and treatment options.
Respiratory Failure: Causes, Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
Learn about respiratory failure, including its causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and available treatment options.
Heated Humidification: Clinical Uses, Risks, and Benefits
Learn about heated humidification, including how it works, clinical uses, indications, temperature goals, risks, and patient care.
Bulb Suction for Infants: Uses, Technique, and Safety
Learn how bulb suction is used to safely remove mucus and secretions from the mouth and nose of newborns and infants.
Semi-Fowler Position: Clinical Uses and Applications
Learn about the semi-Fowler position, including its clinical uses, benefits, proper angle, and applications in respiratory care.
Interfaces for CPAP and BiPAP: Mask Types and Selection
Learn about CPAP and BiPAP interfaces, including nasal masks, full-face masks, nasal pillows, fit, leakage, and patient selection.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Respiratory Care
Learn about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including symptoms, respiratory complications, assessment, and treatment.
Trigger Sensitivity Setting in Mechanical Ventilation
Learn how the trigger sensitivity setting affects mechanical ventilation, work of breathing, patient effort, and ventilator synchrony.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Complete Guide
Learn how cardiopulmonary exercise testing evaluates heart, lung, and exercise performance to identify causes of activity limitation.
Shortness of Breath: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Learn about shortness of breath (dyspnea), including common causes, symptoms, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Neuromuscular Diseases and Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Learn how neuromuscular diseases affect breathing, pulmonary function, cough strength, ventilation, and respiratory management.