Celina Mendoza

Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist

Ms. Celina Mendoza is a Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist in Torrance, CA with special training and skill in respiratory care during critical illness. As a Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist, Celina Mendoza performs respiratory treatments in intensive care units. Critical Care Respiratory Therapy - Certified is the treatment of critically ill or injured patients with cardiopulmonary system disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapists include asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia, lung infections, trauma, and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapists include imaging tests, sputum tests, prescription medication, and mechanical ventilation.

Respiratory emergencies are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.

Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapists in Torrance, CA

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General Acute Care Hospital

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

General Acute Care Hospitals in Torrance, CA

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