Respiratory Therapist

Answers: A, C and D-Benefits gained from attending pulmonary rehab include increased exercise tolerance, monitoring of your vitals to track progress through the program, and decreasing the symptoms of your disease process.

During pulmonary rehab sessions, a respiratory therapist will monitor patient’s vitals closely and design a rehab program custom to each patient’s needs. Patients will gain a better understanding of their disease process, increase exercise tolerance and decrease symptoms of their condition or disease. Physical therapy is not included in pulmonary rehab programs.