Respiratory Care
Respiratory Care Services provides a medical support team skilled in the treatment of pediatric patients with cardiopulmonary disorders. Registered and certified respiratory care practitioners administer the service under the leadership of pediatric pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, neonatologists, and critical care specialists. The Respiratory Care staff provides a variety of services, including the therapeutic use of medical gases, ventilatory support, aerosol medication treatment, pulmonary function testing, and patient/parent home care education. Respiratory Care Services also supports the hospital's Allergy/Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis programs.
Services Available:
- Pulmonary function/exercise testing
- Asthma program
- Support for outpatient clinics serving technology-dependent, cystic fibrosis, asthma, tuberculosis, and pulmonology patients
- Patient/family education
- Airway management
- Patient transports
- Aerosol treatments
- Airway clearance techniques
- Arterial blood gas sampling
- Respiratory support for cardiac surgical patients
- Ventilator management
Typical Diagnoses/Problems:
- Apnea
- Sleep disorders
- Asthma
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Cough
- Croup
- Cystic fibrosis
- Congenital abnormalities of the lung, airway, and heart
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Neonatal lung disease
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Sickle cell respiratory disease
- Sinusitis
- Smoking
- Tracheostomy
- Tuberculosis
- Vocal cord dysfunction
- Bronchoscopy
- Muscle-respiratory disorders
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Additional Resources:
Respiratory Care Services provides patients and their families with instructional handouts and also refers patients and families to appropriate support groups and outside information sources such as:
- American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231 - American Lung Association
(800) LUNG-USA
