PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rubin, Bruce K
AU  - Dhand, Rajiv
AU  - Ruppel, Gregg L
AU  - Branson, Richard D
AU  - Hess, Dean R
TI  - Respiratory Care Year in Review 2010: Part 1. Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Function Testing, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.01286
DP  - 2011 Apr 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 488--502
VI  - 56
IP  - 4
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/4/488.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/4/488.full
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to review the recent literature related to asthma, COPD, pulmonary function testing, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Topics covered related to asthma include genetics and epigenetics; exposures; viruses; diet, obesity and exercise; exhaled nitric oxide; and drug therapy (β agonists, macrolides, tiotropium and monteleukast). Topics covered related to COPD include childhood disadvantage factors and COPD; vitamin D deficiency and COPD; β-blockers and COPD; corticosteroid therapy during COPD exacerbations; oxygen administration during pre-hospital transport of patients with COPD exacerbation; and prognosis of patients admitted to the hospital for COPD exacerbation. Topics related to pulmonary function testing include methods and techniques; predicted values; natural history, pulmonary function in health and disease; and the COPD controversy. Finally, the paper includes the following topics related to ventilator-associated pneumonia: the tube, the intubation route, and the cuff; mechanical ventilation; the bundle; and cost. These topics were chosen and reviewed in a manner that is most likely to have interest to the readers of Respiratory Care.