Respiratory Inspirations: A Cleveland Clinic Lungs, Allergy, Critical Illness and Infectious Disease Podcast
A Cleveland Clinic podcast covering lung disease, allergy, sleep, critical illness and infectious disease. We’ll help you learn more about conditions affecting your respiratory health as we discuss related diseases, causes, treatments, innovations and what the future may bring. So take a deep breath and join us.
Episodes
42 episodes
Respiratory Viral Vaccines and Personalized Vaccinology
In this special episode from our Respiratory Exchange “Respiratory Syncytial Virus” series, Dr. Gregory Poland, distinguished investigator at Mayo Clinic and founding di...
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42:57
Understanding Delirium in Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
ICU delirium is a very common consequence of an ICU stay and critical illness, especially in very sick patients. Patients who develop delirium often appear confused, have difficulty paying attention, and may become aggressive or withdrawn. Dr. ...
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14:59
Understanding Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused by the body's overwhelming reaction to an infection. Two Critical Care and Emergency Medicine physicians join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover all things sepsis. They explai...
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24:11
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a lung injury that happens when fluids build up in small air sacs of the lungs, preventing your lungs from filling up with air. In this episode of Respiratory Inspirations, two doctors from the Depa...
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26:40
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program designed to help people with a chronic lung disease, such as COPD or cystic fibrosis, learn how to breathe easier and improve their quality of life. Debasis Sahoo, MD, is the director of pulmonary rehabilit...
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Preventing New HIV Infections with PrEP
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine used to reduce the chances of getting HIV infection from sex or injection drug use. Three experts from the Department of Infectious Disease at Cleveland Clinic join this episode of Respiratory Inspi...
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40:48
Tracheobronchomalacia
Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) happens when your main airway and the airways leading to your lungs close more than they should, affecting your ability to breathe. Thomas Gildea, MD joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to talk about TBM a...
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25:23
Critical Care for Patients With Cancer
Experts in critical care and pulmonary medicine join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss the Medical Oncology Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Cleveland Clinic. The doctors explain why this specialized ICU exists, who it serves and ...
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26:02
Opioids and Lung Health
Experts in pulmonary and critical care medicine from Cleveland Clinic join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss opioids and lung health. The doctors explain how opioids can affect the respiratory system, the signs someone might b...
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29:42
Immunotherapy Side Effects: Pneumonitis and More
Immunotherapy is a newer form of therapy for cancers. While immunotherapy is revolutionizing the management of many cancers, there can be unintended consequences and side effects associated with the therapy. In this episode of Respiratory Inspi...
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22:17
Virtual ICU Rounding: Involving Patients’ Loved Ones Through Video
Adi Gerblich, MD is a physician in the department of critical care medicine at Cleveland Clinic, as well as the division chief of pulmonary medicine at Hillcrest Hospital. Dr. Gerblich joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to talk about v...
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25:33
Bone and Joint Infections
Maja Babic, MD joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover everything you need to know about bone and joint infections. Dr. Babic explains why a team approach is needed for the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint infections and h...
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ECMO: Extracorporeal Life Support
Sudhir Krishnan, MD is the medical director of the ECMO team in the critical care department at Cleveland Clinic. He joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss everything you need to know about ECMO. Listen in to learn what ECMO is,...
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24:45
Respiratory Support and Therapy in the ICU
Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss the details of respiratory support and therapy in the ICU. Dr. Mireles kicks things off by e...
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30:22
What You Should Know About Travel Vaccines
Steven Mawhorter, MD and Pooja Cerrato, Pharm.D. of the Cleveland Clinic Pre-Travel Clinic join this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover everything you need to know about staying healthy during international travel. They explain why it’s ...
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19:50
Non-invasive Ventilation Strategies for COPD and Hypercapnia
Umur Hatipoglu, MD, COPD expert and the director of respiratory therapy at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to talk about the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) strategies for people with COPD and high carbon dio...
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23:21
Curing Food Allergies in Children with Early Oral Immunotherapy
Could food allergies become a thing of the past? Jaclyn Bjelac, MD, Associate Director of the Food Allergy Center of Excellence at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss early oral immunotherapy – a form of the...
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23:23
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) is the term used to describe the collection of physical, mental and emotional symptoms that persist after a patient has been in the intensive care unit (ICU). Michelle Biehl, MD, director of the Post-ICU Recover...
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22:54
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-breathing disorder that occurs when muscles in the throat relax and block air flow to the lungs during sleep, interrupting normal breathing. Sleep experts Loutfi Aboussouan, MD and Reena Mehra, MD join this episo...
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23:08
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections
In this episode of Respiratory Inspirations, experts from the Infectious Disease and Pulmonary Medicine departments at Cleveland Clinic join to discuss nontuberculous mycobacteria or NTM. The doctors explain the basics of what NTM is, who is most ...
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27:00
Climate Change and Your Health
In this episode of Respiratory Inspirations, three experts from the Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute discuss the effect climate change has on our health. They explain how rising temperatures, wildfires and other natural disasters can affect ...
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26:54
Mechanical Ventilation: How Ventilators Work, Who Needs One and What to Expect
Eduardo Mireles, MD, director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and vice-chair of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to cover all things mechanical ventilation. Dr. Mireles...
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25:48
What is Eosinophilia?
Eosinophilia happens when the body produces an unusually high number of eosinophils – one of the white blood cells that support your immune system. Fred Hsieh, MD joins this episode of Respiratory Inspirations to discuss eosinophilic disorders. He...
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