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A Des Moines area respiratory therapist is facing multiple disciplinary charges from state regulators, including negligence in the practice of the profession.
Records of the Iowa Board of Respiratory Care and Polysomnography show that respiratory therapist Philip A. Kester, 41, has been charged with habitual intoxication or addiction including the excessive use of alcohol or drugs in a manner that might impair a licensee’s ability to practice skill and safety…