Respiratory Therapy Blog
AD109 for Sleep Apnea: A Potential New Pill for OSA Patients
Learn how AD109 may help treat sleep apnea, how it works, what trials show, and what patients should know before FDA approval.
Continuous Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation
Learn how continuous pulse oximetry monitors SpO₂, supports oxygen therapy, and helps detect changes in patient oxygenation.
Emergency and Critical Care for Respiratory Therapists
Learn the essentials of emergency and critical care, including respiratory failure, airway management, oxygenation, and ventilation.
Fundamentals of Respiratory Care and Key Concepts
Learn the fundamentals of respiratory care, including assessment, oxygen therapy, airway management, ventilation, and patient education.
Stroke Volume: Why It Matters in Respiratory Care
Learn what stroke volume is, how it affects cardiac output, and why it matters in respiratory care, ventilation, and perfusion.
Stroke: Airway Management and Respiratory Care
Learn how stroke affects airway protection, breathing, aspiration risk, ventilation, and respiratory care decisions.
Partial Pressure of Oxygen in Arterial Blood (PaO₂)
Learn what partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO₂) means and how it helps assess oxygenation and hypoxemia.
Oxygen Saturation (SpO₂): What It Means and Why It Matters
Learn what oxygen saturation (SpO₂) means, how pulse oximetry works, normal ranges, and key limitations in respiratory care.
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP): An Overview
Learn what pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) means, how it is measured, normal values, and why it matters in respiratory care.
Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP) in Mechanical Ventilation
Learn what peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) means, what causes high PIP, and how it helps assess airway resistance and lung compliance.
Inspiratory Time: Key Concepts in Mechanical Ventilation
Learn what inspiratory time means, how it affects I:E ratio, tidal volume, oxygenation, auto-PEEP, and mechanical ventilation.
Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM): Overview and Clinical Uses
Learn how a bag-valve-mask (BVM) works, when it is used, and why proper technique is essential for safe manual ventilation.
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT): Blood Gas Analysis at Bedside
Learn how point-of-care testing (POCT) supports blood gas analysis, faster clinical decisions, and safer respiratory care at the bedside.
Lab Values in Respiratory Care: Key Clinical Insights
Learn the key lab values in respiratory care, including ABGs, CBC, electrolytes, lactate, cardiac markers, and clinical interpretation.
Medical Gas Therapy: Key Concepts for Respiratory Care
Learn about medical gas therapy, including oxygen delivery systems, specialty gases, safety risks, and respiratory care basics.
Fenestrated vs. Non-Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tube (2026)
Compare fenestrated vs. non-fenestrated tracheostomy tubes, including uses, benefits, risks, speech, suctioning, and airway care.
Oxygen Therapy: Uses, Devices, Benefits, and Risks
Learn what oxygen therapy is, when it’s used, how delivery devices work, and key risks, safety tips, and monitoring goals.
Ventilator Weaning: Steps, Criteria, and Key Concepts
Learn how ventilator weaning works, including readiness criteria, SBTs, extubation assessment, and common signs of weaning failure.
Asthma: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Learn about asthma, including its causes, symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, treatment options, and key concepts for respiratory care.
Do You Need a Prescription for a Nebulizer? (2026)
Learn if you need a prescription for a nebulizer, how coverage works, and why nebulized medications require medical guidance.