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MeSH Heading: Respiratory Therapist
Tree Number(s): M01.526.485.870
Unique ID: D000099128
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099128
Scope Note: A healthcare professional specializing in evaluating and treating patients with airway and breathing problems.
Entry Term(s): Registered Respiratory Therapist; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Previous Indexing: Respiratory Therapy (1976-2025)
Public MeSH Note: 2026
History Note: 2026
Date Introduced: 2026/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M000768441
Scope Note: A healthcare professional specializing in evaluating and treating patients with airway and breathing problems.
Terms: Respiratory Therapist Preferred Term
Term UI T001145956
Date11/04/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); Registered Respiratory Therapist
Term UI T001146114
Date11/21/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Term UI T001146115
Date11/21/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Term UI T001145962
Date11/04/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026)

Respiratory Therapist MeSH Descriptor Data 2026