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Mercy
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Mercy's Respiratory
Care Department provides a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, and
educational services to both inpatients and outpatients. The department
is located in Mercy's Heart and Vascular Center on the first floor
and works closely with the heart and vascular staff. Registered
respiratory therapists and certified respiratory therapists work
under the direction of a medical director to provide this range
of services.
Diagnostic
services include:
- pulmonary
function testing: spirometry, body plethysmography, diffusion
capacity, arterial blood gas analysis
- high altitude
arterial blood gas simulation
- cardiopulmonary
exercise testing
- exercise
laryngoscopy
- pulmonary
stress testing
- conventional
video bronchoscopy
- endobronchial
ultrasound with transbronchial needle biopsy
- oximetry
- auto CPAP
analysis
- Electromagnetic
Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) | see
video
- Placement
of fiducial markers for stereotactic radiation
Therapeutic
services include:
- Oxygen therapy
- Mechanical
ventilatory support and artificial airway support
- Postural
drainage and chest physiotherapy
- Administration
of aerosol medications
- Bronchopulmonary
hygiene therapy
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Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
The department also provides a pulmonary rehabilitation program
for people with chronic lung disease such as bronchitis, emphysema,
asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis. Participants meet twice a week for
eight weeks and receive education, breathing training, and exercise.
The program involves health care professionals from pharmacy, dietary,
occupational therapy, social work, and infection control.
The rehab program
also offers a maintenance phase of exercise three times per week.
Support Group
Breath of Fresh Air is a monthly support group offered by Mercy
for people living with chronic lung disease. It meets on the first
Monday of each month at 7 p.m., except during January and February.
For upcoming meetings and topics, visit Mercy's Support
Group page.
If you would
like a nurse to help you make an appointment with a Mercy doctor,
call Mercy On Call
at 358-2767 or 800-358-2767, or visit www.findamercydoctor.com.
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