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Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Respiratory Disorders
 
 

Respiratory Care Services

   
Location: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Clinic/Suite: Ground Floor
   
Mailing Address: 725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
   
Contact Phone: (650) 497-8383
   
Fax Number: (650) 497-8223
   
Days and Hours:
7 days a week  24 hours a day
  
Services Overview

  • Mechanical ventilation, both conventional and high frequency.

  • Aerosol therapy (medicated and non-medicated).

  • Bronchopulmonary hygiene techniques:

    • conventional CPT
    • autogenic drainage therapy
    • PEP therapy
    • mechanical vibrator vest
    • flutter therapy
    • IPV therapy
  • Oxygen therapy.

  • Humidity therapy.

  • Inhaled nitric oxide therapy.

  • Oximetry (spot checks; sleep oximetry).

  • Capnography (continuous and spot checks).

  • Airway management and care (suctioning, oral and nasal airways).

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency airway management.

  • Diagnostic techniques:

    • bronchoscopy assisting
    • sputum induction
  • Patient/parent instruction of all respiratory care modalities, as ordered by the physician.

  • Acute care transport (inter-hospital and intra-hospital).

  • Cardiopulmonary research.






Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.


Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000


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