Candace M Ruddy, RRT

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• Respiratory Therapist, Registered

  Critical Care

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  Primary

  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 2279C0205X

• Respiratory Therapist, Registered

  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 2279E0002X

• Respiratory Therapist, Registered

  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 2279G1100X

• Respiratory Therapist, Registered

  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 2279P4000X