Our Respiratory Therapy Department provides high quality care to patients with a variety of cardiopulmonary diseases. We offer a wide range of care treatments, monitoring and diagnostic test for patients of all ages at Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Contact your primary care provider or Specialist for orders or referral information.
Patient education
- Nebulizer and Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI)
- Inhaler spacer instruction
- Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) instruction
- Peak flow instruction
- Smoking cessation
- Breathing exercises
- Incentive spirometry
- Sleep disorders
- COPD, asthma, and other lung diseases
Sleep Studies
- Split night sleep studies
- CPAP titration sleep studies
- Regular sleep studies
- Sleep evaluation screening
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT’s)
- Pre and post bronchodilator spirometry
- Basic spirometry
- Lung volumes
- Diffusion Capacity (DLCO)
Therapies
- Nebulizers
- Inhalers
- Acapella
- PEP
- Sputum inductions
- Pulse oximetry
- Home oxygen evaluation-single checks and with exercise