by CAIRE Inc. | Feb 9, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ You should check with your pulmonologist or primary care physician about your needs. Neither you nor your doc may be aware that commercial airlines are pressurized to supply the same amount of oxygen that is...
by CAIRE Inc. | Feb 1, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Yep, once a week, I have the line-up. The morning pills and the evening pills. It has become a weekly ritual, habit, and routine, whatever you want to call it. It keeps me familiar and informed...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 15, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ When lung disease progresses to the point that the patient needs supplemental oxygen, they enter a whole new world of terminology and bureaucracy. Gas bottles, regulators, concentrators, liquid oxygen, cannulas,...
by CAIRE Inc. | Dec 29, 2017 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Besides being inquisitive, I am remarkably stubborn. Upon reflection, that trait is probably at least partially responsible for the fact that I did smoke for all those years. Too bad, but there isn’t a whole lot...
by CAIRE Inc. | Dec 13, 2017 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ This is the third blog in a series of posts about getting through your day while faced with the demands of a chronic disease such as COPD. The posts contain valuable information for both patients and for...
