Kelly Nicholas

Registered General Care Respiratory Therapist

Ms. Kelly Nicholas is a Registered General Care Respiratory Therapist in San Marcos, CA with special training and skill in resolving and monitoring lung and heart dysfunctions with a National Board for Respiratory Care credentials. As a Registered General Care Respiratory Therapist, Kelly Nicholas performs daily respiratory healthcare in collaboration with other specialists. General Care Respiratory Therapy - Registered is the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiopulmonary issues. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Registered General Care Respiratory Therapists include asthma, infections like pneumonia, chronic lung diseases like cystic fibrosis, and chest trauma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Registered General Care Respiratory Therapists include imaging tests, pulmonary function test, blood gas test, aerosol therapy, oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation.

This level of care includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.