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Registered Respiratory Therapist Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279G1100X
As of today, the following are the total number of General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
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Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
You can download the General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists do?
General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders from infants to the elderly.
Their duties include administering pulmonary function tests and blood gas analysis to diagnose conditions, providing oxygen therapy, managing ventilators, administering lung medications, and educating patients and their families on disease management and equipment use.
What they do
Diagnosis and Assessment: Performing diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function tests and blood gas analysis, to evaluate lung capacity and blood oxygen/carbon dioxide levels.
Therapeutic Interventions: Providing oxygen, administering medications to the lungs, and managing mechanical ventilators.
Patient Care and Monitoring: Monitoring patients’ progress, clearing airways, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and providing humidity and aerosol therapy.
Patient and Family Education: Instructing patients and their families on how to use respiratory equipment and manage conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Collaboration: Working closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and execute treatment plans.
Environment
Respiratory therapists work in various environments, including:
- Patient homes
- Hospitals (intensive care units, emergency departments, surgical suites)
- Outpatient clinics
- Physician offices
- Bronchoscopy labs
- Sleep laboratories