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Respiratory Therapy

Paradise Valley Hospital’s Respiratory Therapy Department provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care to support patients with a wide range of respiratory needs. Our highly skilled respiratory professionals are available 24/7 to assist with critical inpatient services—including arterial line placement, intubations at high-risk deliveries, and evidence-based therapies such as weaning protocols, aerosol treatments, bronchial hygiene, and BIPAP support. For outpatients, our advanced Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab offers state-of-the-art lung function testing using the Vyaire Vyntus One system, helping diagnose and manage conditions such as asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and other respiratory disorders. Whether you need ongoing inpatient care or a physician-ordered Pulmonary Function Test, Paradise Valley Hospital is committed to helping you better understand and optimize your respiratory health.

For further information, contact us at (619) 470-4185

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Inpatient services

Inpatient services include placement of arterial lines, attendance at all high-risk deliveries (with primary responsibility for all intubations),interdisciplinary care planning & patient assessment and use of protocols to facilitate high-quality patient care (weaning, aerosol therapy, bronchial hygiene, continuous nebulization, BIPAP). Our highly skilled staff are available 24/7.

Outpatient services – Pulmonary Diagnostics Lab

The Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab, or Pulmonary Function Test Lab, is located on the first floor of the medical office building on the South side of the Paradise Valley Hospital campus, 655 Euclid Avenue, National City, 91950.

We employ the All-In-One Intelligent System, VyaireVyntus One. With our staff of talented and experienced diagnostic specialists, this system allows us to conduct spirometry tests, and measure lung volume and lung diffusion capacity with carbon monoxide. We measure:

  • How much air you can take into your lungs. This amount is compared with that of other people your age, height, and sex. This allows your doctor to see whether you’re in the normal range.
  • How much air you can blow out of your lungs and how fast you can do it.
  • How well your lungs deliver oxygen to your blood.
  • The strength of your breathing muscles.

    The PFT Lab at Paradise Valley Hospital is used, primarily, to diagnose lung diseases, to help manage breathing problems and to help determine a patient’s oxygen needs. Doctors use lung function tests to help diagnose conditions such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lung tissue), and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

    Lung function tests are used to check how well treatments, such as asthma medicines, are working. Also, they are used to check the extent of damage caused by conditions such as pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.

    The PFT Lab is an important resource for those who work in occupations that are potentially harmful to their respiratory systems. Those who require cardiopulmonary assessments before scheduled procedures would benefit greatly from utilizing the PFT Lab.

    If you are interested in getting a firmer grasp on your respiratory health, ask your doctor to prescribe a session for you at Paradise Valley Hospital’s Pulmonary Function Test Lab. To learn more about the PFT Lab contact the Paradise Valley Hospital Respiratory Care department at (619) 470-4185.

     

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