respiratory care
Airway medical support
Respiratory care is the medical specialty focused on treating patients with breathing disorders.
Practitioners—respiratory therapists—manage ventilators, administer oxygen therapy, and help patients with conditions like asthma, COPD, and pneumonia.
The field encompasses both emergency interventions and ongoing treatment: She went into respiratory care after watching her grandmother struggle with emphysema.
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- labored breathingEffortful, strained respiration
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- oxygen tankPressurized breathing gas container
ventilator · lungs · lung capacity · inhaler · nebulizer · airway · nasal cannula · intubation · CPAP · asthma · wheeze · bronchial · tracheostomy · pulse oximeter · suction · mucus · cough · chest
respiratory carecardiac care
Medical treatment for hearts
cardiology · orthopedic care · psychiatric care · gastroenterology
respiratory carelung damage
Harm to breathing organs
airway obstruction · respiratory failure · suffocation · asphyxiation · smoking
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