Learn about hypoxemic respiratory failure, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, oxygenation problems, and treatment options.
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.
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.
Aztreonam (Cayston): Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects
Learn about aztreonam (Cayston), including uses, dosage, mechanism, nebulizer delivery, side effects, and respiratory care.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Assessment and Management
Learn about traumatic brain injury (TBI), including causes, symptoms, ICP, cerebral perfusion, ventilation, treatment, and complications.
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)
Learn about SIADH, including causes, symptoms, hyponatremia, diagnosis, treatment, and the risks of rapid sodium correction.
Opioid Analgesics: Uses, Effects, Risks, and Reversal
Learn how opioid analgesics work, their uses, side effects, respiratory risks, overdose signs, and the role of naloxone.
Crepitus: Causes, Assessment, and Clinical Significance
Learn what crepitus is, what causes it, and how it relates to subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, trauma, and barotrauma.
Oxygen Cylinder: Uses, Safety, Sizes, and Duration
Learn about oxygen cylinder sizes, uses, safety, storage, regulators, flowmeters, and duration calculations for respiratory care.
Assist/Control (A/C) Mode of Mechanical Ventilation
Learn how the assist/control (A/C) mode works, including settings, volume vs pressure control, monitoring, and common complications.
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV)
Learn how SIMV works, including settings, spontaneous breathing, pressure support, advantages, disadvantages, and weaning considerations.
Lorazepam: Uses, Mechanism, Dosage, Side Effects, and Safety
Learn about lorazepam, including its uses, mechanism of action, dosage, side effects, respiratory risks, and safety considerations.