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10/02/2024

RT friends, check this out!

04/03/2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/health/pulse-oximeter-skin-tone/index.html

Want to hear more about this important topic?! Attend the Missouri Society for Respiratory Care annual educational conference April 17-19. Lecture at 3:00pm on April 17 by Rita Higgins RN, or contact me. Let's start a conversation about Health Equity!

Scientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark skin tones – and now, a new report offers some insight into just how much more inaccurate these fingertip clamps can be.

03/26/2024

RTs, don't miss this lecture at the Missouri Society for Respiratory Care conference! Nursing and Medic colleagues this is such an important topic, you may want to consider registering for the day, or hit me up afterward to talk more about the topic. Let's start a conversation!

05/31/2023

In tachypnea, abnormally rapid breathing, with hypocarbia, reduced CO2, respiratory rate may vary but is generally rapid above a rate of 20 breathes per minu...

03/15/2023

Quick training tool for understanding Capnography.

The capnography waveform depicts the concentration of CO2 in the breath and has a generally uniform square-like morphology with consistent frequency. In this...

03/08/2023

Clinical friends: quick and easy way to understand A-a Gradient and how to use this information to better care for our patients! Want to know more!? Contact me!

What is -perfusion mismatching? Learn more about the relationship between ventilation and perfusion in the context of in this from our medical education team.

03/03/2023

Interesting. Thinking community EMS, better research data, improved re-admission rates!?!

Wearable patient devices can provide healthcare organizations with more varied data, expand options for clinical trials, and make patients more active participants in their own care.

12/14/2022

Patient monitoring is changing, and continuous remote patient monitoring can help identify adverse trends and help clinicians intervene earlier. Learn how the BioButton®* multi-parameter wearable† can help.

08/26/2022

https://www.aarc.org/an22-arcf-provides-grant-for-ks-mo-rt-students/?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=aarc-protech&_zs=8a1LN1&_zl=11Ap6

The ARCF is providing a grant which will cover the cost of Congress for a KS or MO respiratory therapy student.

08/07/2022

Keeping my connections with STARS for Special Needs Pediatric Patients what a great mission! Check out their back to school info

Back to school is always a busy time in the STARS office. Most of our kids have coverage with the database, but if you’re a parent living in a district that doesn’t fully participate in our electronic system and you need updates for school, shoot us a message. ** Also, if your STAR is going to school for the first time with a trach, please talk to your school nurse about emergency care and if needed, reach out to us for training assistance.