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Respiratory Care
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The Cardiopulmonary department is staffed 24 hours a day and includes respiratory therapists, LPNs and EKG technicians. All members of this heath care team are uniquely trained to treat conditions of the cardiopulmonary systems.
They perform procedures that are both diagnostic and therapeutic including
- administration of medications in aerosol form to alleviate breathing problems and prevent respiratory infections;
- utilizing equipment to monitor a patient's responses to therapy;
- maintaining a patient's artificial airway (one that may be in place to help the patient who is unable to breathe through normal means)
- measuring the capacity of a patient's lungs to determine if there is impaired function.
Tests that may be performed in the Cardiopulmonary department are:
ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) An arterial blood gas test
measures the acidity (pH) and the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood form an
artery. This test is used to check how well you lungs are able to move oxygen
into the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. An ABG test is done to
check for severe breathing problems,
and lung diseases . This
test is preformed on an outpatient basis and does not need to be scheduled.
EKG (Electrocardiogram) An electrocardiogram is a noninvasive test that is used to reflect underlying heart conditions be
measuring the electrical activity of the heart. By positioning leads on the
body in standardized locations, information about many heart conditions can be
learned by looking for characteristic
patterns on the EKG. This test is
done on an outpatient basis and does not need to be scheduled.
Pulmonary Function Testing This test help doctors identify certain disease processes that may affect your
lungs. We perform the test with an
instrument called a spirometer. The spriometer gives the doctor information on
how much air that you can get into and out of your lungs. Finding out how much
air and how well it flows can help
the doctor determine what type of lung problem a patient may have. This
diagnostic test will need to be
scheduled through our centralized scheduling department at 337-374-7539.
EEG (Electroencephalogram) An electroencephalogram is a diagnostic test that
records the patterns of electrical output form the brain. It is used as an aide
in the treatment of various conditions, most notably, the diagnosis of epilepsy
and other seizure type activity. This diagnostic test will need to be scheduled
through our centralized scheduling department at 337-374-7539.
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