Home health nurses provide treatment, education and training to patients with lung problems. Respiratory home care patients are supplied with needed respiratory equipment such as concentrators, liquid and cylinder oxygen systems, aerosol and drug nebulization equipment, and home ventilator support systems.
Treatment to improve or preserve lung function.
Exercises and treatments that help patients recover lung function, such as after surgery.
Treatment of illness or disease that is accomplished by introducing dry or moist gases into the lungs.
Respiratory therapists assist physicians with the diagnosis and treatment of lung disorders.
treatment to preserve or improve pulmonary function and the treatment of breathing disease or disorder by various methods.
Exercises and treatments that help improve or restore lung function.
Introduction of dry or moist gases into the lungs for treatment purposes.
With the help of breathing aids, such as a ventilator, people control or reduce symptoms or complications that affect the lungs.
Respiratory therapy is categorized as an allied health profession in the United States and Canada. Respiratory therapists (RTs), also known as Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP), specialize in the assessment and treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular pathologies. These include chronic lung problems (e.g., asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, COPD), and more acute multi-systemic problems stemming from other pathological conditions such as heart attacks, stroke, or trauma as well as complications at birth.
