Asthma Guidelines: The Latest From GINA

Asthma Guidelines: The Latest From GINA

Gina Hoots, MSEd, RRT-ACCS, RPFT, CCSH, AE-C, CHC    The Global Initiative for Asthma, or GINA, guidelines are consideredthe gold standard for asthma care worldwide. This provides an overview of the key updates and takeaways of the most effective strategies to gain...
Reflections from 2023

Reflections from 2023

As 2023 wraps up and enter the holiday season, it feels natural to reflect on the events of the year. This is a terrific opportunity to share why we are grateful. This is the second year of the Methapharm Respiratory Blog. We checked back with our authors from the...
Why I Chose Pulmonary Diagnostics

Why I Chose Pulmonary Diagnostics

Kenny Harker, RRT, RPFT 2023 AARC SPOTY Award recipient for the Diagnostic Section I’ve heard these words uttered a few times by Ralph Stumbo, the current AARC Diagnostic Section Chair. It wasn’t until two years ago that these words finally pulled at me and prompted...
Air Quality and Respiratory Health

Air Quality and Respiratory Health

Heather Murgatroyd, RT The hot topic for the summer of 2023 appears to be air quality. The air quality for my hometown was rated “unhealthy” recently. This led me to wonder, ‘what does that actually mean?’  What are they measuring? Who is doing the measuring and...