Most patients were paying good money for their insurance and were often upset when their prescriptions required a $50 co-pay, or that they had not met their $4,000 deductable and must pay for the entire cost out-of-pocket. Screaming, yelling, demanding things, or being rude won’t help the situation. The respiratory therapist’s tasks include providing the precise measurements of oxygen or other types of gas concentrations within the patient’s blood in addition to measuring blood alkalinity or acidity levels.