Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist
Mr. Joshua C. Rikard is a Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist in Wellington, KS
with special training and skill in respiratory care during critical illness.
As a Certified Critical Care Respiratory Therapist, Joshua C. Rikard 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 Wellington, KS
Emergency Care Clinic
Emergency Care Clinics in Wellington, KS
Prescribing (Medical) Psychologist
A licensed, doctoral-level psychologist authorized to prescribe and has undergone specialized education and training in preparation for prescriptive practice and has passed an examination accepted by the state board of psychology relevant to establishing competence for prescribing, and has received from the state board of psychology a current certificate granting prescriptive authority, which has not been revoked or suspended.
Prescribing Medical Psychologists in Wellington, KS
