2022 is here, but before we turn the page on the new year, RT Magazine is taking a look back at our top 10 articles published in 2021. The following is a list of the 10 most-read articles on respiratory-therapy.com from January 1st through December 29th, 2021. (To be included in the list the article must have been published in 2021.) Click on the headlines to read the articles.

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#1 / High-flow Oxygen Therapy and BiPAP: Two Complementary Strategies to Fight Respiratory Failure

Published: March 19, 2021

Respiratory failure due to hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia calls for oxygen therapy, positive pressure support, and possibly ventilatory support. Care for these patients may escalate and require higher flow, FiO2, and more complex devices and intensive monitoring.


#2 / COVID-19 Vaccine and Sarcoidosis: A Survey of Vaccination Rates

Published: May 28, 2021

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure and improving care for sarcoidosis patients, recently published a survey of vaccination rates in this patient population.


#3 / TikTokers Are Smoking Herbal Flower Cigarettes As Tobacco Alternatives

Published: April 19, 2021

Young people online are sharing videos of themselves smoking dried rose petals, raspberry leaves, and chamomile as a way to kick a tobacco habit.


#4 / History of Pneumonia Leads to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Published: February 16, 2021

A prior episode of pneumonia was the second-greatest overall risk factor for death from COVID-19, according to a study of medical records from almost 17,000 patients.


#5 / New Clinical Practice Guideline Recommends FeNO Use for Asthma

Published: November 17, 2021

The American Thoracic Society has released a new clinical practice guideline on evaluation and treatment of asthma that recommends the use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in addition to usual care.


#6 / The State of Tobacco 2021

Published: January 27, 2021

Nearly 1-in-5 teens are vaping and close to 1-in-4 teens are using at least one tobacco product, according to the American Lung Association’s 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report.


#7 / FDA Clears New Wireless Device to Monitor Lung Sounds

Published: January 9, 2021

Strados Labs has received FDA clearance for its Remote E-Stethoscope Platform (RESP), a system for measuring, recording and analyzing lung sounds remotely across healthcare settings.


#8 / Study Looks at MIS-C Recovery Time in Children

Published: May 28, 2021

Many children who develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a rare post-COVID inflammatory syndrome, see their most serious symptoms diminish after six months, new research shows.


#9 / Clinical Trial of RSV Vaccine Underway

Published: June 29, 2021

Meissa Vaccines has begun dosing patients with its investigational vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, MV-012-968, an intranasal live attenuated RSV vaccine candidate being developed as a needle-free, adjuvant-free vaccine to protect infants and at-risk, older adults from RSV.


#10 / FDA Authorizes eXciteOSA Daytime Device to Treat Sleep Apnea

Published: February 5, 2021

The eXciteOSA is a removable tongue muscle stimulation device that delivers neuromuscular stimulation to the tongue in order to reduce snoring and mild sleep apnea.

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