Martha Ruth Harper, CRT

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• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  SNF/Subacute Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Primary

  Care of residents in a long-term care environment. Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar in the general care and critical care areas but provided to less critical patients.

  Taxonomy code 2278S1500X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  A Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) is a an entry level therapist who has passed a standardized written examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). CRTs provide diagnostic testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation, and education to patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system. They provide these respiratory care services in all health care facilities and in the home. A CRT is a graduate of an associate degree program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of the license.

  Taxonomy code 227800000X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Critical Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Respiratory emergencies are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.

  Taxonomy code 2278C0205X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Emergency Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  The immediate availability of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services in the assessment and management of trauma victims, patients requiring airway management and others requiring emergency care.

  Taxonomy code 2278E0002X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Educational

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  The focus of patient and family education activities is to promote knowledge of disease process, medical therapy, and self help. Respiratory therapists are uniquely qualified to provide this service in regard to cardiopulmonary diseases and injury.

  Taxonomy code 2278E1000X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Geriatric Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Care of older patients who have age and/or disease related decremental pulmonary changes. Diagnosis and treatment is very important for this group since chronic lung disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among them. Furthermore, as this segment of the population increases, life expectancy is being extended.

  Taxonomy code 2278G0305X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  General Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  This level of care includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.

  Taxonomy code 2278G1100X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Home Health

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Home care fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions. It includes individualized assessment based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.

  Taxonomy code 2278H0200X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Pulmonary Diagnostics

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Included in the area of pulmonary diagnostics are the following; collection and analysis of physiological specimens, interpretation of physiological data, administration of tests of the cardiopulmonary system, and the conduct of both neurophysiological and sleep disorders studies.

  Taxonomy code 2278P1004X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Palliative/Hospice

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  A coordinated plan of care to help dying patients and their families handle the burden of terminal care. Effective secretion management and relief of dyspnea are paramount in caring for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease.

  Taxonomy code 2278P3800X

• Respiratory Therapist, Certified

  Patient Transport

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Transport respiratory therapist provide patient assessment, initiation of treatment modalities and continued monitoring of patient status of the critically ill and injured patients with special attention to advanced airway and ventilator management. The transport respiratory therapist knowledge and experience with complex neonatal, pediatric and adult patient care issues provides them with an expertise to assist with any patient care issue in a variety of transport modes.

  Taxonomy code 2278P4000X