Respiratory Rate

A digital guided respiratory therapeutic intervention used for panic disorder was safe, acceptable and well-tolerated for individuals with PTSD, according to study results published in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.

Patients with COVID-19 who had decreased oxygen saturation or increased respiratory rate at hospital admission had a “markedly elevated” risk for mortality, according to researchers.

Counting critically ill patients’ breaths over a 30-second period could misclassify up to 40% of respiratory scores, data show.

Adherence to a high-fiber diet may aid in mediating systemic inflammation and decrease the risk for respiratory morbidity, including asthma, according to study results published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Wearable technology, including wrist-worn smartwatches and fitness monitors, is no longer the “future” of medicine. The use of wearable technologies and the potential in cardiology has become an intense topic of discussion in recent years. Of particular interest this year was the release of the Apple Heart Study data at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session in March.