respiratory therapist in the cath lab?

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respiratory therapist in the cath lab?

what do they do and how prevelant are they

2007-06-30 14:42:59 · 2 answers · asked by otis spunkmeyer 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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they are present in all hospitals that I know of, many cath lab patients prefer to be sedated during a cath, and a respiratory therapist will monitor a sedated patient. Although sometimes, anesthesiologists do this if a general anesthetic is requested.

2007-06-30 14:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's a person in the cath lab that practices respiratory therapy

2007-06-30 21:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by BingoBanggoBongo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋