| Descriptor English: | Respiratory Therapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Terapia Respiratoria
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Terapia Respiratória | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Thérapie respiratoire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Inhalation Therapies Inhalation Therapy Respiratory Therapies Therapies, Inhalation Therapies, Respiratory Therapy, Inhalation Therapy, Respiratory |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.880 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012138 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. It includes the therapeutic use of medical gases and their administrative apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, ventilatory support, bronchopulmonary drainage and exercise, respiratory rehabilitation, assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintenance of natural, artificial, and mechanical airways. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 78; was INHALATION THERAPY 1963-77 |
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| Online Note: | use RESPIRATORY THERAPY to search INHALATION THERAPY 1966-77 |
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| History Note: | 78; was INHALATION THERAPY 1963-77 |
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| Entry Version: | RESPIRATORY THER |
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| Related: |
Airway Management
MeSH Breathing Exercises MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 12558 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012138 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WF 145 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1978/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Respiratory Therapy
- Preferred
Inhalation Therapy
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0018916 |
| Scope note | Care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. It includes the therapeutic use of medical gases and their administrative apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, ventilatory support, bronchopulmonary drainage and exercise, respiratory rehabilitation, assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintenance of natural, artificial, and mechanical airways. |
| Preferred term | Respiratory Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Respiratory Therapies Therapies, Respiratory Therapy, Respiratory |
| Concept UI |
M0018915 |
| Preferred term | Inhalation Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Inhalation Therapies Therapies, Inhalation Therapy, Inhalation |
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