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Original Research

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  Comparison of Semi-Quantitative Endotracheal Aspirates to Quantitative Non-Bronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Diagnosing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

  Shigeki Fujitani, Mark H Cohen-Melamed, Raymond P Tuttle, Edgar Delgado, Yasuhiko Taira and Joseph M Darby

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1453-1461;
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  Variation in the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index Associated With Common Measurement Techniques and Conditions

  Kapil N Patel, Kalpesh D Ganatra, Jason HT Bates and Michael P Young

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1462-1466;
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  Work of Breathing in Adaptive Pressure Control Continuous Mandatory Ventilation

  Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila and Robert L Chatburn

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1467-1472;
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  The Addition of Mechanical Insufflation/Exsufflation Shortens Airway-Clearance Sessions in Neuromuscular Patients With Chest Infection

  Michelle Chatwin and Anita K Simonds

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1473-1479;
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  Laboratory Evaluation of the Acapella Device: Pressure Characteristics Under Different Conditions, and a Software Tool to Optimize Its Practical Use

  Carlos Eduardo Alves Silva, Josiel G Santos, José M Jansen and Pedro Lopes de Melo

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1480-1487;
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  The Influence of Breathing Pattern During Nebulization on the Delivery of Arformoterol Using a Breath Simulator

  Andrea Bauer, Paul McGlynn, Li Li Bovet, Pamela L Mims, Lisa A Curry and John P Hanrahan

  Respiratory Care November 2009, 54 (11) 1488-1492;