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2. What Does a Respiratory Therapist Do? - WebMD

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   Respiratory therapists handle breathing or airway problems that can stem from a wide variety of conditions and events. They include: Acute respiratory distress syndrome. This is a very serious ...

3. Respiratory therapist - Wikipedia

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   A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in critical care and cardio-pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people who have acute critical conditions, cardiac and pulmonary disease. Respiratory therapists graduate from a college or university with a degree in respiratory therapy and have passed ...

4. 10 Breathing Techniques for Stress Relief - Healthline

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   Alternate nostril breathing. Equal breathing. Resonant breathing. Sitali breath. Deep breathing. Humming bee breath. FAQ. Takeaway. Several breathing techniques could help you feel calmer and more ...

5. How to Increase Lung Capacity: Breathing Exercises - Healthline

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   Breathe out as slowly as possible through pursed lips. This should take at least twice as long as it did to breathe in. Repeat. 3. Alternate nostril breathing. With alternate nostril breathing, a ...

6. Buteyko Breathing Technique: Benefits, How-To, and Drawbacks

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   A Ukrainian doctor, Konstantin Buteyko, created the therapeutic Buteyko breathing technique (BBT) in the 1950s. The benefits of Buteyko breathing include enhanced breath control, which helps to ...

7. Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) for Your Lungs - WebMD

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   Spirometry. This is one of the most common pulmonary function tests. Spirometry measures how much air you can breathe in and out. It also measures how fast you can empty the air out of your lungs ...

8. Pulmonary function testing - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Pulmonary function testing ( PFT) is a complete evaluation of the respiratory system including patient history, physical examinations, and tests of pulmonary function. The primary purpose of pulmonary function testing is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment. [1] Pulmonary function testing has diagnostic and therapeutic ...

9. Breathing Problems: Causes, Tests, and Treatments - WebMD

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   Many breathing problems are long-term (chronic). These include chronic sinusitis, allergies, and asthma. They can cause symptoms such as nasal congestion, a runny nose, itchy or watery eyes, chest ...