Respiratory Services
Cardiopulmonary Therapy
Heart attacks, asthma attacks, emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, or other conditions can leave you struggling to breathe. Our respiratory therapists can help. They work under the direction of a physician or nurse practitioner to treat a range of patients, from infants to adults by administering oxygen, managing ventilators, obtaining diagnostic tests, and administering drugs into the lungs.
We are here to:
- interview and examine patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders.
- Consult with other health care providers about respiratory conditions and help develop treatment plans
- Perform diagnostic testing
- Monitor and record patients' progress
INPATIENT PROCEDURES:
- Small volume nebulizer
- Metered dose inhaler (MDI) treatments
- Dry powder inhaler (DPI) treatments
- Ventilator management (invasive and non-invasive)
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
- Trilogy (home noninvasive ventilator)
- Peak flow measurements
- Accupap
- Acapella
- Arterial blood gases
- EKG
- Pulse Oximetry Walking and overnight
- Breathing exercises
- Purse lip breathing
- Huff coughing
OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES INCLUDE: