Respiratory Therapy

Respiratory Therapists educate, diagnose, and treat people who are suffering from heart and lung problems. They specialize in both cardiac and pulmonary care.

Respiratory Therapists are specialists in airway management; actively maintaining an open airway during management of trauma, intensive care, and long term home care.

Respiratory Therapists are often involved in stabilizing and monitoring high risk patients being moved from hospital to hospital, or hospital to home. They also may be responsible for administering inhaled drugs and medical gases such as asthma medication and oxygen.

Respiratory Therapists are also the primary clinicians in conducting tests to measure lung function and teaching people to manage asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) among many other cardiac and lung functions.