The Respiratory Therapy Department provides a high quality of care to patients with breathing problems. There are a variety of respiratory care treatments and diagnosis tests for patients of all ages at Audubon County Memorial Hospital.
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