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Respiratory Care

Scope of Service

We provided diagnostic and therapeutic Respiratory Care for all patients ranging from neonatal through geriatric.

For questions, please contact
Ron Cothran, MBA-HM, RRT, CPFT
Director of Respiratory, Cardiopulmonary, Sleep and EEG
(719) 383-6314
rcothran@avrmc.org

Cardio - Pulmonary Diagnostics & Therapies Include: ●Arterial Blood Gases ●Broncho-dilator Administration ●Chest Physical Therapy & Postural Drainage ●Oxygen &Therapeutic Gas Administration ●Pulmonary Function Testing ●Pressure Ventilation - Neonatal & Adult ●EKG ●Incentive Spirometry ●Cardiac Stress Testing-Nuclear Stress Testing ●Volume Ventilation ●Holter Monitoring

Outpatient Program for Children & Adults ●Abnormal Movements or Behavior in Sleep ●Sleep apnea & Severe Snoring ●Narcolepsy ●Excessive Sleepiness ●Chronic Insomnia ●Seasonal Depression ●Nocturnal Seizures ●Sleep Schedule Disorders ●Night Terrors ●REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

AVRMC Sleep Lab

Monday - Friday
8:00pm - 8:00am
Phone: (719) 383-6316

Sleep Studies / Neurodiagnostics
●18 Channel Polysomnograms
●Monitoring: EEG, EMG, EOG, ECG, Air Movement, Oxygen Saturation, Snoring, and Body Postition
●Initiate CPAP, BIPAP, and/or Oxygen as clinically indicated
●MSLT