Respiratory Therapy Terminology

noun a tent-like enclosure used for administering oxygen to a patient

• The patient was placed in an oxygen tent to help improve their oxygen levels.
• The doctor said they might need to spend some time in an oxygen tent to help with their breathing.
• I heard they had to chill in an oxygen tent for a while to get better.
• Being in quarantine felt like being in an oxygen tent, isolated from the outside world.

noun a type of breathing that involves the contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to facilitate the exchange of gases in the lungs

• Abdominal respiration is a breathing technique that focuses on expanding the diaphragm to improve lung capacity.
• If you're feeling stressed, try some abdominal respiration to help calm your nerves.
• I swear by abdominal respiration whenever I need to chill out and relax.
• Practicing abdominal respiration can help you feel like you're releasing all the negativity from your body.