Respiratory care

Respiratory care is a type of medicine that works with pulmonology to make people better who are suffering from lung problems. People working in respiratory care are called Respiratory Therapists. Respiratory Therapists help in every part of lung health. Respiratory Therapists are not all over the world, but are mostly in Canada, United States and Mexico. In other countries people involved in Respiratory Care are registered nurses and physical therapists.

Respiratory Care Media

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  Turkish pediatrician listens to a childs heartbeat in Afghanistan

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  Respiratory therapist in an intensive care unit

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  A respiratory therapist gives an immunization to a patient

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  A respiratory therapist teaches students about the dangers of smoking.

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  Vaporizer of anesthetic machine

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  Heart-lung machine in a cardiac surgery.

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  A respiratory therapist takes a blood sample from a 3-day-old in preparation for transfer to an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation unit

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  A pediatric patient prepared for a polysomnogram by a respiratory therapist.

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  A premature infant on ECMO, a form of heart/lung machine, is being transferred between hospitals