Respiratory Care
Lower Keys Medical Center provides a variety of diagnostic, preventive and treatment services for diseases that affect breathing and lung function. Pulmonologists work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary group of specialists and health care professionals to provide care for conditions such as:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Lung cancer
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism and hypertension
Pulmonary specialists provide inpatient and outpatient breathing treatment services, including:
- Arterial blood gas sampling and analysis
- Bronchial hygiene therapy
- Evaluation for home care needs, including patient education and referrals for oxygen and respiratory therapy equipment
- Lung function studies