Surgeon Team in an operation room during a surgery.
Cardiopulmonary
Respiratory care is a life-supporting, life-enhancing health care profession practiced under qualified medical direction. Respiratory Care Services are provided to both inpatients and out patients with disorders of the Cardiopulmonary System, including: Therapeutic delivery of care, diagnostic testing, monitoring of patient status and improvement and evaluation of care.
Our Cardiopulmonary Department is staffed twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. All individuals who provide diagnostic or therapeutic respiratory care have appropriate qualifications, training and possess a current license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. All of our Respiratory Therapist are Certified in American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
Services:
 Airway Care
Aerosol Therapy
Arterial Blood Gas and Cooximetry Analysis
BIPAP/CPAP Therapy
Breathing Exercises
Bubble Studies, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Cardiac Stress Testing
Echocardiogram/Doppler Studies, Stress Echos
Electrocardiograms
Electroencephalograms
Free athletic screenings for local athletes to detect heart abnormalities
Supervisor: Dewayne Provost , RRT
Staff: Respiratory Therapists and Cardiac Sonographer
Phone: (985) 795-4318
Fax: (985) 795-4225
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Holter Monitoring
Incentive Spirometry
MDI Therapy
Oxygen Therapy
Patient Education
Pediatric Respiratory Care
Percussion and Postural Drainage
Pulmonary Function Testing
Ventilator Management
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