RESPIRATORY SERVICES

SCOPE OF SERVICE

The Department gives respiratory services to patients diagnosed with:

• Acute Pulmonary Edema

• Adult Bronchial Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Respiratory Failure

• Congestive Heart Failure

• Chest Pain

• Drug Overdose

• Cardiac Arrest

• Cerebral Vascular Accident

• Trauma i.e., chest wounds, stabbing wounds

• Neuromuscular Degenerative Disease i.e., muscular dystrophy

• Pediatric Patients: Bronchial Asthma, Epiglottis, Croup

Procedure/Services:

The Respiratory Department provides a full service to adults, pediatrics and neonatal patients as ordered by physicians in accordance with the hospital, medical and respiratory therapy department procedure manuals and JCAHO standards.

The following services are provided:

• Oxygenation

• Ventilation

• Removal of excess of CO2

• Reduce work of breathing

• Promote clearance of pulmonary secretions

• Medication administration

• Measurement of simple lung function

• Respiratory Rehabilitation

• Patient and relative education

• Pulmonary Function testing

CARDIOLOGY SERVICES

SCOPE OF SERVICE

The Department performs and processes cardiac testing to obtain a recording of the electrical activity of the heart on patient(s) with:

• Chest pain and/or discomfort

• Palpitation

• Cardiac disease

• Dizziness

• Syncope

• Seizures

• Pacemaker

• Cardiac evaluation/screening

• Therapeutic evaluation

• Rehabilitation evaluation

Procedure/Services

The Cardiology Department provides a full service to adults, pediatrics and neonatal patients as ordered by physicians in accordance with the Hospital, Cardiology Department procedure manual and JCAHO standards.

The following services are provided:

• Electrocardiogram

• Holter monitor

• Treadmill stress test

• Pacemaker check 1

• Signal average

• Holter scanning

• Phlebotomy

• Echocardiogram with doppler

• Transesophageal echocardiogram