Respiratory Therapy Services Offered

• Sleep Studies
• Pulmonary Function (Spirometry, Simple, and Pre & Post)
• DLCO (carbon monoxide diffusing capacity - a pulmonary function study that measures how well gas is diffused in the lungs)
• Functional Residual Capacity (a pulmonary function study that measures the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration)
• EEG (electroencephalogram - diagnostic procedure that traces brain waves)
• Methacholine Challenge (diagnostic procedure to detect asthma)
• Pentamidine Treatments (treatment of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or anti-rejection drug for organ transplant recipients)
• BIPAP/CPAP (non-invasive ventilatory support and for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea)
• Ventilatory Support
• Postural Drainage And Percussion (procedure to help remove secretions from the lungs)
• Oxygen Therapy
• Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing
• Hand Held Nebulizers (a breathing treatment that aerosolizes breathing medications for inhalation)
• Oximetry (measures the level of oxygen in the blood)
• Heated Aerosol
• Code Blue Response (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation or CPR, RT is part of the Code Blue Response team)
• Vaporizers
• Mist Tents