MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Respiratory Therapy provides comprehensive respiratory therapy and pulmonary function testing services in Rockport, Maine. Our respiratory therapists are part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to high quality patient care with a focus on treating people with conditions such as asthma, emphysema, pneumonia, cardiovascular disorders and trauma.
Comprehensive respiratory therapy & pulmonary function testing services
Our respiratory therapists participate in patient assessments, make appropriate clinical decisions and modify care according to evidence based clinical protocols. Respiratory therapists are also board-certified and some hold additional certifications such as:
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technology (RPFT)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pulmonary function testing
Pulmonary function testing (PFT) is used to measure how your lungs function. PFT can include simple screening spirometry, lung volume testing, arterial blood gas analysis, and diffusing capacity testing. The results are used by providers to evaluate respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea and coughing and can aid in diagnosing asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Our respiratory therapists perform all non-invasive testing. Available tests include:
- Screening spirometry
- Spirometry with pre & post bronchodilation
- DLCO
- Lung volume and resistance
- Full PFTs (includes all the above)
- MMV
- MIP/MEP
- Sputum induction
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Methacholine challenge (pediatric patients require a pulmonology referral)