When I first began blogging and Twitter back in June of 2008, I set out with a simple mission: To express my opinions and share my knowledge and experience with other students, health care professionals, and members of the general public. I wanted to...

I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Life has been kinda hectic for me. A lot of it I can't go into for one reason or another, but just know that I've been stressed to the max most days. Yep, that's right. To quote my best friend, "I'm fried."...

As RT students, we are always taught how important it is to maintain a patent airway. We are taught from the beginning of school how to treat shortness of breath, airway obstructions, hypoxemia, and respiratory failure. This is our job. It's what we do...

Keeping in mind that Respiratory Care week is just around the corner (Oct. 26th-31st), I came across an excellent post by a blog I've been following for a while. When you get a second, head over to Nurse Jane's blog, See Jane Nurse, and read her...

(credit to KeepBreathing for the pic) It's that time of year again. Everyone and their friend and brother is catching pneumonia, bronchitis, or even...H1N1. Which means, for some reason which is beyond the RT (or RT student), 99.999% of all patients...