Book contents
- Clinical Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Clinical Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- About the Editors
- Chapter 1 A Historical Account of the Neurology of Breathing
- Chapter 2 Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Lower Airways and the Lung
- Chapter 4 Respiratory Regulation
- Chapter 5 The Respiratory Muscle Pump and Respiratory Mechanics
- Chapter 6 Sleep and Respiration
- Chapter 7 Neurogenic Dysphagia
- Chapter 8 Neurorespiratory Diagnostics
- Chapter 9 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Support
- Chapter 10 Management of Secretions and Augmentation of Coughing in Diseases of the Nervous System and the Muscles
- Chapter 11 Continuous Noninvasive Ventilatory Support and Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation for Long-Term Management, Extubation, and Decannulation of Patients with Ventilatory Pump Failure
- Chapter 12 Tracheotomy and Tracheal Cannulas in Neurologic Disease
- Chapter 13 Critical Decisions in Ventilation with Acute Neurologic Injury
- Chapter 14 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Neurological Patients
- Chapter 15 Rehabilitation of Mechanically Ventilated Neurological Patients
- Chapter 16 Respiration in Brain Hemisphere and Brainstem Lesions
- Chapter 17 Spinal Cord Lesions Affecting Respiration
- Chapter 18 Neuromuscular Diseases
- Chapter 19 Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Chapter 20 Respiratory Issues in Children with Neurological Disorders
- Chapter 21 Respiratory Therapy
- Chapter 22 Quality of Life in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Chapter 23 The Caregivers
- Chapter 24 Palliative Care
- Chapter 25 Organizational Settings of Respiratory Care throughout the World: A Bird’s-Eye View and Sample
- Chapter 26 Future of Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Index
- References
Chapter 21 - Respiratory Therapy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2025
Book contents
- Clinical Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Clinical Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- About the Editors
- Chapter 1 A Historical Account of the Neurology of Breathing
- Chapter 2 Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Lower Airways and the Lung
- Chapter 4 Respiratory Regulation
- Chapter 5 The Respiratory Muscle Pump and Respiratory Mechanics
- Chapter 6 Sleep and Respiration
- Chapter 7 Neurogenic Dysphagia
- Chapter 8 Neurorespiratory Diagnostics
- Chapter 9 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Support
- Chapter 10 Management of Secretions and Augmentation of Coughing in Diseases of the Nervous System and the Muscles
- Chapter 11 Continuous Noninvasive Ventilatory Support and Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation for Long-Term Management, Extubation, and Decannulation of Patients with Ventilatory Pump Failure
- Chapter 12 Tracheotomy and Tracheal Cannulas in Neurologic Disease
- Chapter 13 Critical Decisions in Ventilation with Acute Neurologic Injury
- Chapter 14 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Neurological Patients
- Chapter 15 Rehabilitation of Mechanically Ventilated Neurological Patients
- Chapter 16 Respiration in Brain Hemisphere and Brainstem Lesions
- Chapter 17 Spinal Cord Lesions Affecting Respiration
- Chapter 18 Neuromuscular Diseases
- Chapter 19 Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Chapter 20 Respiratory Issues in Children with Neurological Disorders
- Chapter 21 Respiratory Therapy
- Chapter 22 Quality of Life in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Chapter 23 The Caregivers
- Chapter 24 Palliative Care
- Chapter 25 Organizational Settings of Respiratory Care throughout the World: A Bird’s-Eye View and Sample
- Chapter 26 Future of Neurorespiratory Medicine
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter discusses respiratory therapy, an essential part in the care of patients with respiratory impairment, for example, on the ICU, and the role of respiratory therapists. Respiratory therapy covers diseases of the airway, lungs and the respiratory muscle pump, including respiratory diagnostics, non-invasive and invasive ventilation, management of secretions, nebulization, oxygen therapy and other drug and non-drug therapies. While respiratory therapists originated in pneumology about 70 years ago, their field of activity extended to a variety of medical disciplines as neurology, pediatrics, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. Respiratory therapists coordinate and monitor patient care and equipment, perform advanced respiratory care, evaluate the treatment and educate teams, patients and family caregivers. They consult in all topics of ventilatory support, including technical aspects of mechanical ventilation, ventilation strategies, airway management and pharmacotherapy, especially nebulized therapy, and they are involved in research.
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