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Patrick Fahey
Patrick Fahey
M.D., FACP, FCCP
Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Anesthesiology
Specialties
Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, COPD, General Pulmonary Disorders
Locations
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine - General Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
Fighting the ventilatorTobin,M. J.; Alex,C. G.; Fahey,P. J. 2006 ; (Pt. XIII, Chapter 53):1121-1136
Effect of lung volume reduction surgery on diaphragmatic neuromechanical coupling at 2 years.Laghi,F.; Jubran,A.; Topeli,A.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.,Jr; de Pinto,D. J.; Tobin,M. J.CHEST 2004 ;125(6):2188-2195
Do spacer devices and circuit humidity influence salmeterol delivery from a metered-dose inhaler during mechanical ventilation?Goode,M.; Dhand,R.; Fink,J.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1999 ;159( ):A86
Urinary levels of (R) and (S) enantiomers after inhalation of racemic albuterolGoode,M.; Reid,R.; Fink,J.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1999 ;157( ):A116
Partitioning of lung and chest-wall mechanics before and after lung-volume-reduction surgery.Jubran,A.; Laghi,F.; Mazur,M.; Parthasarathy,S.; Garrity,E. R.,Jr; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;158(1):306-310
Does inhalation from a MDI influence plasma levels of active versus partially active albuterol enantiomers?Goode,M.; Dhand,R.; Reid,R.; Fink,F.; Fahey,P.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A635
Do helium:oxygen mixtures reduce nebulizer output?Goode,M.; Fink,J. B.; Dhand,R.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A623
Weaning from ventilatory supportFahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J. 1998 ;2(Section IX, Chapter 48):957-968
Is airflow limitation reversed by lung volume reduction surgery?Parthasarathy,S.; Jubran,A.; Laghi,F.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.; Arcidi,J. M.; DePinto,D. J.; Edwars,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A85
Optimizing nebulizer efficiency during mechanical ventilation with helium:oxygenFink,J. B.; Goode,M.; Dhand,R.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A685
Effect of lung volume reduction surgery on neuromechanical coupling of the diaphragm.Laghi,F.; Jubran,A.; Topeli,A.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.,Jr; Arcidi,J. M.; de Pinto,D. J.; Edwards,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157(2):475-483
Does a holding chamber increase pulmonary deposition of aerosol from a MDI?Dhand,R.; Goode,M.; Reid,R.; Fink,J. B.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A635
So spacers and holding chambers influence respirable mass from a metered dose inhaler?Fink,J. B.; Wiles,W.; Dhand,D.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A640
Do spaces and holding chambers decrease the effects of poor hand-breath coordination during MDI use?Wilkes,W.; Fink,J. B.; Dhand,R.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1998 ;157( ):A636
Effect of lung reduction surgery on respiratory muscle effortTopeli,A.; Laghi,F.; Jubran,A.; Hay,J.; Fahey,P. F.; Garrity,E. R.; Arcidi,J. M.; DePinto,D. J.; Edwards,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A521
Effect of lung reduction surgery on breathing patternBrack,T.; Jubran,A.; Laghi,F.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.; Arcidi,J. M.; DePinto,D. J.; Edwards,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A364
Duty cycle influences aerosol delivery from a metered dose inhaler (MDI) during mechanical ventilation independent of inspiratory flowFink,J.; Dhand,R.; Navin,D.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A770
Heliox improves aerosol delivery from MDI during mechanical ventilationFink,J.; Dhand,R.; Navin,D.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A770
Effect of lung reduction surgery on respiratory muscle contractilityLaghi,F.; Jubran,A.; Topeli,A.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.; Arcidi,J. M.; DePinto,D. J.; Edwards,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A511
Duration of effect of albuterol delievered by metered-dose inhaler in ventilator-supported patientsNavin,D.; Dhand,R.; Fink,J.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A771
Response to salmeterol delivered by metered-dose inhaler in ventilator-supported patientsNavin,D.; Dhand,R.; Fink,J.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A771
Effect of lung volume reduction surgery on viscoelastic behavior of the lungJubran,A.; Laghi,F.; Parthasarathy,S.; Fahey,P. J.; Garrity,E. R.; Arcidi,J. M.; DePinto,D. J.; Edwards,L. C.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1997 ;155( ):A520
Conducta a seguir en un paciente que "luncha contra su respirador"Alex,C. G.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J. 1996 ; ( ):365-383
What a clinician should do when a patient "fights the ventilator"Alex,C. G.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J. 1996 ; ( ):
Serum albuterol levels in mechanically ventilated patients and healthy subjects after metered-dose inhaler administration.Duarte,A. G.; Dhand,R.; Reid,R.; Fink,J. B.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.; Jenne,J. W.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;154(6 Pt 1):1658-1663
Urine albuterol levels after meter-dose inhaler administration to ventilated patients and healthy controlsDuarte,A.; Dhand,R.; Reid,R.; Fahey,P. J.; Fink,J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;153(4):A377
Reproducibility of airway resistance in mechanically-ventilated patients with COPDNavin,D.; Duarte,A.; Dhand,R.; Jubran,A.; Fink,J.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;153(4):A603
Do frequent actuations without shaking influence output from a metered dose inhaler during mechanical ventilationFink,J.; Dhand,R.; Mittal,S.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;153(A377):
Exhaled aerosol accounts for differences between in-vitro and in-vivo delivery from a metered dose inhaler during mechanical ventilationFink,J.; Dhand,R.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;153(4):A377
Dose-response to bronchodilator delivered by metered-dose inhaler in ventilator-supported patients.Dhand,R.; Duarte,A. G.; Jubran,A.; Jenne,J. W.; Fink,J. B.; Fahey,P. J.; Tobin,M. J.American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 1996 ;154(2 Pt 1):388-393
Management of the patient who is "fighting the ventilator"Tobin,M. J.; Fahey,P. J. 1994 ; (Chapter 50):1149-1162
Structural change of the thorax in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Walsh,J. M.; Webber,C. L.,Jr; Fahey,P. J.; Sharp,J. T.JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 1992 ;72(4):1270-1278
Education
Medical School
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Residency
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Internal Medicine: General
Fellowship
Strong Memorial Hospital, Pulmonary Diseases
Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, Pulmonary Medicine