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Wise Words: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I was reading Surviving RT School the other day and came across this post, with a well-spoken lat paragraph: But then I realized something. We all love saving lives– there isn ... Read on »

Props: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Mad props to Second Shift for this comment to this post, which made me laugh out loud at the computer: I could never have a cup of coffee with me in a code. I need one fist t ... Read on »

I hate to be the one to tell you this… by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma …but having a salad for lunch, followed by a $5.00 Venti Peppermint Mocha Frappucino ( a whopping 660 calories, by the way) from the hospital’s Starbucks extension, is not a g ... Read on »

Wow by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I was at the pharmacy tonight and I saw that cigarettes are up to $50.00 a carton. How can anybody afford to keep smoking? Two packs a day has to add up fast……it makes me wond ... Read on »

Of all the days by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Of all the days to wear your new, comfortable, slip-on, fabric shoes to work, the day that an alcoholic presents with ruptured varices is not the best day. Seriously. There wa ... Read on »

Congrats! by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I’ve been bad about following my fellow medbloggers lately, for which I am sorry. I have just checked in with Second Shift, and wonder of wonders, he is accepted to med school ... Read on »

Scary by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma It’s always a little scary to see a patient that is your age. It’s a lot scary when they match your demographics. It’s scarier when they share your birth month. It reminds you ... Read on »

Eerie by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma It has been eerily quiet lately at the hospital.The corridors echo when you walk them. The ER is less full of people than usual, the hallway stretchers neatly made up and awai ... Read on »

Happy Respiratory Care Week! by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma For Respiratory Care Week this year, our department head got us a poster that says “Happy RT week. Now get back to work, you ingrateful bastards.”No! I jest. Our department ma ... Read on »

At The Vet by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma A commenter who is a veterinarian has made some intriguing and well-thought out comments lately, and it reminded me of a story from the vet that happened to me not too long ag ... Read on »

Coffee: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma The death of a loved one can be hard to accept. Watching a family try to deal with an unexpected death is not one of my favorite things in this job.The patient in room 12 had ... Read on »

Holy Cow! by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Holy Cow, I haven’t posted here in a long-ass time. Sorry, loyal readers; many things have been afoot here on the other side of the internet.I have a few fun things to write a ... Read on »

Things patients say: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma All these are things that have been said to me on the medical floors within the last week:“Jesus fucking Christ, another breathing treatment? I don’t even take these at home. ... Read on »

Frustration: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I was working in one of our ICUs last week. One of my patients was a kindly little old lady of 96 years. She was a soft-spoken, tiny, shriveled little thing, but she was sweet ... Read on »

Good Article: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma While browsing Second Shift I found a link to an interesting USA Today article about 24 hours in the ER. Worth a quick read. Read on »

Food for Thought: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Charles Krauthammer weighs in on the healthcare debate and the discussions about end of life care:Well, as pain and diminishment enter your life as you age, your calculations ... Read on »

R—Really? by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Angry rant coming:Nurses, enlighten me: how does one make it all the way through nursing school without knowing what a tracheostomy is? I mean, REALLY? When a nurse–a register ... Read on »

HA! by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Sharp exclamation of deliciously sarcastic humour!Those Wacky Hoosiers done made them a Funny Picture. Well done, chaps. Well done indeed.Seriously, people. Obamacare is doome ... Read on »

Freadom nails it: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Over at the Respiratory Therapy Cave, find this wonderful little snippet:Reason for stupid orders: Stupid PeopleWell done, Mr. Frea. Well done indeed. Readers, if you have not ... Read on »

NEW POSTER: by Respiratory Therapy Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Thanks to loyal reader CountyRat, who not only provides insightful commentary in the comments but also submits excellent posters. Behold his latest creation:I’m sure my butt a ... Read on »

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