RIYA

Respiratory Therapist with a fresh and strong desire to provide compassionate care and play an integral role in helping patients overcome breathing difficulties. Bringing forth the ability to maintain professionalism and focused mind in high pressure scenarios. Committed to help patients with best of my knowledge, skills and experience.

• Prathiba Todur, HOD Dept. Of Respiratory Therapy, MCHP, MHAE, Manipal, +91-8095103671, prathiba.todur@gmail.com
• Dr. H B Chandrashekhar, Pulmonologist, HOD Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka, +91-9844040309
• Dr. Sheetal Chaurasia, Pulmonologist, HOD Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka, +91-9972949900

• Initiation and management of patients on Mechanical Ventilators.
• Assisted with Endotracheal Intubation and Tracheostomy Procedures.
• Managing patients on artificial airway (endotracheal tubes and Tracheostomy tubes) ensuring proper monitoring and airway suctioning.
• Weaned patients from Mechanical Ventilators, extubated patients and gave Post extubation management.
• Initiated and administered oxygen therapies and Arterial Blood Gas sampling
• Aerosol and Humification therapy
• Initiated newly formed Sleep lab in Manipal hospitals Whitefield. Conducted comprehensive polysomnographic studies to access and diagnose sleep disorder’s
• Performing Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) and Spirometer to assess the Lung function on multiple lung conditions like COPD, asthma, ILD etc.