Fall 2006

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  Using Your Inhaler
  Understand how to use your inhaler correctly so that you get the correct dose of medicine, making it easier to control your symptoms of asthma, COPD, or other respiratory diseases.

• A Look Back: Fun at Camp
  Thanks to literally hundreds of respiratory therapists and other health care professionals who volunteer their time every year, children with respiratory problems now have summer camps of their very own.

• Promoting Compliance with Asthma Care Plans
  Are you in compliance? As a patient, that’s your biggest job. Stick to the health care regimen offered to you by your respiratory therapist and other health care providers.

• Saving a Life on the Baseball Field
  Respiratory therapists are trained to help you manage your asthma. For asthmatic athletes, exercise if often a contributing factor or trigger to an asthmatic episode.

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