Assessing respiratory rate (RR) is an important patient observation, but is often overlooked or performed inaccurately. Accurate RR assessment is particularly crucial during the coronavirus pandemic ...

A respiratory assessment seeks to identify changes to respiratory function. Recognising signs of deterioration and escalating a patient’s care can prevent emergencies and reduce further distress for ...

The literature shows that delayed or erroneous diagnosis of respiratory conditions may be common in primary care due to underuse of spirometry or poor spirometric technique. The Community Respiratory ...

Spirometry helps detect lung conditions like asthma and COPD early by measuring breathing capacity. See how this quick test ...

A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for ...

When fall classes begin at Norwalk Community College on Aug. 31, the respiratory care A.S. degree program will have a new home and upgraded technology in the newly opened Center for Science, Health ...

According to BCC Research, AI-enabled ventilators are supporting more responsive care by improving patient monitoring, ...

Wherever possible it is important to carry out a face-to-face assessment of severity of illness and risk to inform decisions about care and treatment before prescribing antimicrobials. This may ...