Our pulmonologists, registered respiratory therapists and nurses work together to provide comprehensive care around the clock to patients of all ages - from premature infants to the elderly. This highly skilled team specializes in treating asthma, bronchitis, congestive heart failure, COPD, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, lung cancer, lung disease and acute breathing problems associated with traumatic injury, heart attack or stroke.
Services include:
- Advanced airway establishment and maintenance
- Bedside spirometry
- Blood gas sampling and analysis
- Bronchodilator therapy
- Chest wall manipulation
- Emergency resuscitation measures
- Hyperinflation therapy
- Inspiratory/expiratory force measurements
- Invasive and non-invasive ventilator management
- Non-invasive cardiopulmonary monitoring, including pulse oximetry
- Oxygen therapy
- Peak flow determination
- Pulmonary mechanics and flow monitoring
- Pulmonary function tests
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Sputum collection
We are also on the cutting-edge of developing and implementing a risk screening program for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a condition that affects about 24 percent of the US population and often goes undiagnosed. Untreated OSA can lead to heart, endocrine and circulatory problems.
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