Thinking of RT as a possible major?  ...as a career?   Want to learn more about the RT profession?   •Respiratory Therapists are licensed health professionals who provide care to patients with cardiopulmonary disorders such as asthma, emphysema, infant prematurity, and trauma. •Therapists work in a variety of settings including intensive care units, emergency departments, diagnostic laboratories, community hospitals, clinics, and in home care; and they work with infant, pediatric, and adult patients.  •RTs perform cardiopulmonary diagnostic tests, administer medications, assure lung inflation and airway hygiene, monitor cardiopulmonary physiology, perform CPR, and apply ventilatory life support technology.  For more detail, see Who is a Respiratory Therapist? and RT Essential Functions