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The North Valley Hospital Respiratory Therapy department provides the necessary care for both in and outpatients. Home care is not available through the hospital, but referrals can be made based on your needs. Therapists provide respiratory therapy care and life support to patients of all ages with acute and chronic illnesses affecting the cardiopulmonary system. The care consists of diagnostic testing, therapeutic procedures and patient/family education.
Care includes, but is not limited to:
Diagnostic Testing:
- Cardiac stress testing
- Pulmonary function testing
- Electrocardiogram
- EKG
- Treadmill
- Spirometry
- Pulse Oximetry
Therapeutic Procedures:
- Inhalation treatments
- Short-term ventilation
- Oxygen and humidity therapy
- Incentive spirometry
- Nebulized medication therapy
- Aerosol treatments
- Ultrasonic nebulizer treatments
- Postural drainage and percussion procedures
- Airway management
- Resuscitation
- Bipap and Cpap setup and adjustments
- Mechanical ventilation
- Positive pressure treatments
Patient/Family Education
- Smoking Cessation
- Equipment, medications and physiological responses
- Pulmonary exercises
- Improved health and lifestyle changes
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