Under current budget pressures in social and health care services, even small but effective improvements matter in everyday practice. A new study shows that valved holding chambers (VHCs) used to ...

Randomized trial compares valved holding chambers for albuterol inhalation therapy ...

A newborn’s respiratory rate should always fall within a healthy range, typically 40–60 breaths per minute. They typically breathe faster than adults and older children and may breathe slower when ...

New Haven AMR paramedics and firefighters were recognized for rapid CPR, airway management and medication administration for a child in life-threatening respiratory distress from a severe asthma attac ...

Respiratory distress is a common symptom of patients transported to hospitals by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. The benefit of advanced life support for such patients has not been ...

Genetic risk for respiratory distress in infancy has been recognized with increasing frequency in neonatal intensive care units. Reports of family clusters of affected infants and of ethnic- and ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a potentially fatal condition where the lungs cannot provide enough oxygen to the body's vital organs. The condition, otherwise known as acute lung injury ...

Respiratory retractions refer to a drawing in of the muscles between the ribs when a person inhales. It indicates that someone is having difficulty getting enough air into their lungs. If respiratory ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...