Respiratory Therapy

If you have serious health problems associated with your lungs and ability to breathe, respiratory therapy can help.

Mayo Clinic Health System respiratory specialists work in collaboration with other specialties, such as Cardiology, to provide testing, treatments and therapies, so you can breathe easier. 

Services provided include: 

• Artificial airway management
• Asthma assessment and care 
• Bronchodilator testing (lung function test) 
• Bronchoscopy
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) assessment and care
• Code blue and rapid response calls
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices
• Life support equipment management
• Medication and aerosol therapy
• Methacholine challenge testing
• Mucus removal treatment for the lungs
• Oxygen therapy
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Pulse oximetry (determines how much oxygen is in your blood)
• Spirometry

Visit the following pages to see related programs and services available: 

• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Cardiology
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation