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The bi-monthly FOCUS Journal, the #1 circulated magazine serving these professions, is edited for clinicians, managers and educators practicing in acute care hospitals, homecare and sleep lab settings. Each issue contains clinical articles in respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as articles dealing with aspects of management and education. Independent equipment and book reviews, along with opinions, articles on ethics, JCAHO standards, personal growth, and New Product Highlights are also contained in each issue. Articles appearing in this issue follow below.



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Sept/Oct 2007

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Rules of the Road: Employee Handbooks Offer Vital Guidance  by Phillip Perry MA 

Hemoglobin – The Magnificent by Bill Wojciechowski MS, RRT 

Histamine Receptors & Sleep/Wake Cycles by Regina Patrick RPSGT 

Avoid These Political Hot Seats   by Marilyn Moats Kennedy MSJ 

Is Spirometry Used Too Little in COPD Patients? by Herb Patrick MD 

Understanding Medicare and Capped Rental Services  by Jim Stegmaier RRT-NPS, RPFT, CCM 

Adult to Pediatric Polysomnography: Some Insights  by Patrick Sorenson MA, RPSGT 

High Altitude Simulation Study  by Jim Harvey MS, RPFT, RCP 

Pressure Control Ventilation: A Review for the Informed Clinician by David Wheeler RRT, NPS 

A New Spirit of Healing  by Leah Curtin RN, PhD(h) 

Carbon Monoxide Toxicity by David Kissin BS, RRT 

Will There Ever Be a Pill for Sleep Apnea? by Steve Grenard RRT, RPSGT 

Wound Care & Hyperbaric Centers by Vernon Pertelle RRT, MBA 

Ambulatory Sleep Testing: Is It Here To Stay?  by Duane Johnson PhD 

Coffee, Tea, or Me (Health)  by Frank Roman MD, JD 

Bracing for the Future: How The Respiratory Therapy Profession Can Adapt to the Healthcare Crisis  by Travis Grasley MA, RRT 

Equipment Review - The Engström Carestation Critical Care Ventilator  by Paul Mathews PhD, RRT & Bethene L. Gregg PhD, RRT 
 
New President Named at the Joint Commission by Dave Gourley RRT 

On the Subject of Credentials by Sandra McCleaster RRT 

Nuclear Medicine and the Respiratory Therapist   by Mike McPeck BS, RRT, FAARC 
 
Hyperbaric Files - Safety: UHMS Accreditation   by Ken Capek RRT, CHT, MPA 
 
What’s Up? Ventilating Unilateral Lung Disease by John Marini MD 
 
Weighing the Pro’s and Con’s of Controversial Issues  by Lisa Rapple M.Ed, RRT 
 
Sputum Culture by Don Steinart MA, RRT, MT 
 
May You Live in Interesting Times by John Salyer RRT-NPS, MBA, FAARC 
 
Obtaining Your BRPT Credential by Becky Appenzeller 
 
The Right to Die amongst the Pediatric Population   by Respiratory Care Student Mong-Chau Jamie Vu 
 
Asthma Education: The Cornerstone of Asthma by Stephanie Richardson 
 
Smaller, Innovative Spirometers   by Stephanie Richardson 
 
On A Lighter Side with Andy Rooney

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Product Highlights 

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