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Recent content by kevin9877

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    Updated? Nebulizer Cleaning Guidelines and General Infection Control

    http://jonbarron.org/immunity/dishwasher-pathogens-threaten-healthy-immune-system#.VAi_XWd0y70 Check out the above article: Pathogens in Your Dishwasher. Kevin Watson
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    Help please!!!

    I don't have CF, I am a Respiratory Therapist. The only way to diagnose a collapsed lung is to have a doctor listen to your lung sounds and a chest x-ray to confirm. Try calling your doctor if you don't think its an emergency. Otherwise, you may want to visit an urgent care or emergency room...
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    Pseudomonas still there after erradication protocol. WWYD?

    What was the eradication protocol you used?
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    Colistin info please..First time to try it

    Check out the FDA advisement about Colistin. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm124894.pdf To avoid toxicity the recommendation is to use it promptly after it is mixed.
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    neb machine

    I would be carefull about overfilling your nebulizer. The fill volume on a Pari LC plus as stated in the manual is 8ccs. I don't know what the effect of overfilling the neb is but can't imagine it to be good. In studies when patients take these meds,there is a strategy involved in the order of...
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