Respiratory Therapy Blog
Respiratory Care Pharmacology: Drug Classes and Clinical Uses
Learn about respiratory care pharmacology, including key drug classes, uses, mechanisms, adverse effects, and clinical applications.
Airway Pharmacology: Overview and Practice Questions (2026)
Explore airway pharmacology and learn how drugs interact with the respiratory system to treat or manage airway-related diseases.
Pilot Balloon Function and Endotracheal Tube Cuff Management
Learn how the pilot balloon controls cuff pressure, helps detect leaks, and supports safe endotracheal tube and airway management.
Upper Airway Obstruction: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn the causes, signs, diagnosis, and treatment of upper airway obstruction, including croup, epiglottitis, and stridor.
Dysphagia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn about dysphagia, including its causes, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, aspiration risk, and swallowing disorders.
Ventilator Check: A Guide to Patient-Ventilator Assessment
Learn how to perform a ventilator check, assess settings, pressures, alarms, waveforms, airway status, and patient response.
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP): A Complete Guide
Learn what PEEP is, how it improves oxygenation, when it is used, and how to manage auto-PEEP, complications, and ventilator settings.
Arrhythmia: Types, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Learn about what an arrhythmia is, including the most common types, causes, ECG findings, symptoms, complications, and treatment options.
Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV): A Complete Guide
Learn how pressure support ventilation (PSV) works, including settings, clinical uses, work of breathing, and ventilator weaning.
Lung Recruitment Maneuver: Indications, Steps, and Risks
Learn how lung recruitment maneuvers work, when they are used, how PEEP is adjusted, and the risks and benefits involved.
Nasal CPAP: Uses, Settings, Benefits, and Complications
Learn how nasal CPAP works, including indications, settings, benefits, complications, monitoring, troubleshooting, and weaning.
Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care: A Complete Guide
Learn the essentials of neonatal and pediatric respiratory care, including assessment, oxygen therapy, ventilation, and common disorders.
Epiglottitis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn about epiglottitis, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, airway risks, and signs of respiratory distress.
Croup: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn about croup, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and key signs of worsening upper-airway obstruction.
Lung Mass: What It Means, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn what a lung mass is, possible causes, symptoms, cancer risk, diagnosis, biopsy options, treatment, and follow-up.
Can CPAP Cause Gas? Why It Happens and How to Reduce It
Learn why CPAP can cause gas, bloating, burping, and discomfort, plus practical ways to reduce aerophagia and improve comfort.
Lung Mass vs. Nodule: Differences, Causes, and Cancer Risk
Learn the difference between a lung mass and nodule, including size, causes, cancer risk, diagnosis, testing, and follow-up.
Popcorn Lung: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn about popcorn lung, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, prevention, and long-term outlook.
What Does a Man Screaming With No Lungs Sound Like?
What does a man screaming with no lungs sound like? Learn why a true scream requires airflow and what could realistically be heard.
Parietal Pleura: Anatomy, Function, and Clinical Significance
Learn about the parietal pleura, including its anatomy, function, pain sensitivity, fluid drainage, and role in pleural disorders.