B.Sc. Respiratory Therapy

Respiratory Therapists support the patients who have breathing difficulty, when the lungs are not functioning normally from any kind of diseases in lungs or any other organs by using various types of artificial / mechanical Ventilation. Their patients range from premature infants with undeveloped lungs to elderly patients who have diseased lungs. They also provide emergency care to patients suffering from heart attacks, stroke, drowning, or shock.

Respiratory therapy is practiced under medical direction. They could work in pulmonary function labs, sleep labs and ICUs. Respiratory therapists are versatile members of the health care delivery system.