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...

My first day in the OR practicing intubations was something I had been looking forward to for a long time. The day was going well. I had seen several cases and successfully intubated four people. It was a typically busy Monday for the operating room...

...but it's important to remember that we're all just human. We're all in this for the same reasons. Epijunky has always reminded us of that, but her latest post really struck a nerve. Go check it out and send some kind words her way.