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How Can A Respiratory Therapist Help Someone With Asthma?
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I am your respiratory therapist
Hello. I am your respiratory therapist. You can call me Rick. In the blogosphere, we refer to ourselves simply as RTs. For Asthma Central,... Read more »
Kid asthmatics love their respiratory therapists
See the accompanying comic! Kids hate being alone and when I was a ten-year-old boy in the hospital in 1980, I was no different. Since... Read more »
Stress & Asthma: Chilling Out for Better Respiratory Health
It's an old wives' tale that asthma is "all in your head." Asthma is a very real physical illness. You can't will it away. However,... Read more »
Your Journey Down the Respiratory Tract
Today we're going to journey down the respiratory tract. First, though, we need to shrink you down a bit... There! You're now the... Read more »
Arming Yourself for the War Against Asthma
When I write about health issues, I often talk about how being an informed health consumer is one of your most powerful weapons in your... Read more »
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Which Asthmatic Are You? The 11 Types of Asthma Patients
Which asthma patient are you -- The Martyr who refuses treatment, the Actor who exaggerates her symptoms or the Poor Patient whose doctor is no... Read more »
The Goofus Asthmatic: The Lazy Asthma Patient
These asthmatics think they know how to take care of their asthma, but they don't and don't really try to learn how to manage their asthma properly.... Read more »
The Lazy Asthmatic, Respiratory Therapist comic 3
Read the full text of "Meet Joe Goofus: The Asthmatic You Don't Want to Be (But Probably Are)" and leave a comment! Read All of Rick Frea's... Read more »
Why Asthmatic Kids Love Their Respiratory Therapists
Read the full text of Kid Asthmatics Love Their Respiratory Therapists and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory... Read more »
Meet Jane Martin
Jane M. Martin is a respiratory therapist with over twenty-five years of experience. In addition to her work in respiratory care, Jane is an... Read more »
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