Most of the case law on each category of lifetime registration has arisen in the context of the
satellite-based monitoring law, which is summarized on the Sex Offender Registration and …

Background: Asthma is one of the leading causes of hospitalization for pediatric patients,
which routinely requires the use of albuterol in the course of emergency treatment. A national …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a multitude of supply chain shortages. In our
institution, this manifested as an inability to procure pediatric tracheostomy tubes (TT) made …

Background: The American Thoracic Society (ATS) guides spirometry standards to ensure
that results are accurately interpreted and influence care appropriately. In 2019, ATS/ERS …

Background: Evidenced-based medicine is essential to improving patient outcomes and
enhancing medical practice throughout the healthcare industry. Respiratory care (RC) is a …

Background: The shortage of respiratory therapists (RTs) has been felt nationwide since the
COVID-19 pandemic. Our facility utilizes a workload-based projection driven by the Safe …

Background: Core components of job-related disorders like burnout are emotional
exhaustion, reduced personal accomplishment, and depersonalization1. Since COVID, the …

Background: Endotracheal tubes (ETT) can be secured in many ways. At our institution, oral
ETTs sizes 2.5-4.0mm are primarily secured with neonatal ETT securement devices (NEO-fit …

Background: Our pediatric hospital utilizes 12 respiratory therapists (RTs) to perform
spirometry studies in outpatient environments. The National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) …

Background: Spirometry can be used to measure a patient9s lung function and severity of
asthma among other lung diseases. Testing relies heavily on patient effort and understanding …