Respiratory Therapy Blog

Swan-Ganz Catheter: An Overview (2025)
Explore the Swan-Ganz catheter: its medical significance, application in cardiac monitoring, and key considerations for patient care.

Ambulation: Medical Definition and Meaning (2025)
Discover the importance of ambulation for overall health, postoperative recovery, and mobility, and learn how to safely ambulate a patient.
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation: Overview and Practice Questions
Explore the benefits and indications of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, including how this program improves heart and lung health.
Expiratory Grunting: Respiratory Distress in Infants (2025)
Learn about expiratory grunting in infants, its causes, symptoms, and treatments to ensure prompt care for a baby’s health.
Toddler Mouth Breathing: Causes, Signs, and Treatment (2025)
Learn about the causes, effects, and solutions for toddler mouth breathing to support your child’s health and development.
Capillary Blood Gas: Overview and Practice Questions (2025)
Learn about capillary blood gas (CBG) testing, including its procedure, interpretation, and its role in assessing respiratory status.
Is Bronchitis Contagious Through Kissing? (2025)
Explore whether bronchitis can be transmitted through kissing, including insights into how contagious agents in saliva spread.
Anatomy of the Tracheobronchial Tree: An Overview (2025)
Discover the structure and function of the tracheobronchial tree, the essential airway network that facilitates breathing and gas exchange.
Nonsteroidal Anti-Asthma Agents: An Overview (2025)
Learn about nonsteroidal anti-asthma agents, their mechanisms, types, and how they help manage asthma symptoms in respiratory care.
Xanthine Drugs: Overview and Practice Questions (2025)
Learn about xanthine drugs, their uses in treating respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD, how they work, and potential side effects.
Mucolytic Agents: Overview and Practice Questions (2025)
Discover how mucolytic agents work to break down mucus, ease breathing, and treat respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis.
What is a Calcified Granuloma in the Lungs? (2025)
Explore the nature, causes, and implications of a calcified granuloma in the lungs — a benign nodular response to past infections.
13 Signs You’ve Had a Lung Infection Without Knowing (2025)
Discover the hidden signs of a lung infection you may have missed, from persistent cough and fatigue to chest pain and shortness of breath.
Inhaled Corticosteroids: Overview and Practice Questions
Learn about inhaled corticosteroids, how they reduce airway inflammation, manage asthma and COPD, and improve respiratory health.
Diuretic Agents: Overview and Practice Questions (2025)
Learn about diuretic agents, their types, mechanisms of action, clinical uses, and potential side effects in medical practice.
SPAG Nebulizer: Small Particle Aerosol Generator (2025)
Explore the SPAG Nebulizer and its role in treating respiratory infections using ribavirin, its operation, and its impact on healthcare.
Adrenergic Bronchodilators: Overview and Practice Questions
Learn about adrenergic bronchodilators, their types, uses, and how they help manage asthma, COPD, and other respiratory conditions.
Anticholinergic Bronchodilators: An Overview (2025)
Learn about anticholinergic bronchodilators, how they work, their types, side effects, and their role in managing COPD and asthma.
Airway Pharmacology: Overview and Practice Questions (2025)
Explore airway pharmacology and learn how drugs interact with the respiratory system to treat or manage airway-related diseases.
Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators: An Overview (2025)
Explore the types and uses of inhaled pulmonary vasodilators for treating and managing respiratory conditions.