California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.Respiratory therapists typically work with patients who have more manageable respiratory conditions. For example, respiratory therapists often administer oxygen to patients with difficulty breathing. They also train patients and their families to properly use home ventilators. Like pulmonologists, respiratory therapists sometimes use imaging techniques such as X-rays or analyze the level of oxygen in a patient's blood to diagnose her condition. Respiratory therapists administer other types of treatments as well, such as aerosol treatments for asthma patients and chest physiotherapy for patients with cystic fibrosis.
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California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.Respiratory therapists typically work with patients who have more manageable respiratory conditions. For example, respiratory therapists often administer oxygen to patients with difficulty breathing. They also train patients and their families to properly use home ventilators. Like pulmonologists, respiratory therapists sometimes use imaging techniques such as X-rays or analyze the level of oxygen in a patient's blood to diagnose her condition. Respiratory therapists administer other types of treatments as well, such as aerosol treatments for asthma patients and chest physiotherapy for patients with cystic fibrosis.
