Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024

Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 Respiratory care -Answer-The diagnostic evaluation, and treatment, of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders. History of respiratory therapy -Answer-Joseph Priestley - discovered oxygen Joseph Black - discovered carbon dioxide Thomas Beddoes - was the Father of Inhalation Therapy CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) -Answer--AS program -Pass NBRC Exam (score determines a CRT) RRT (registered respiratory therapist) -Answer--AS, BS or MS program -Pass NBRC Exams -Specialty Credentials American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) -Answer-The professional organization National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) -Answer-Testing & credentialing organization Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) -Answer-Program accreditation organization AARC Code of Ethics (ICPCDEP) -Answer-Integrity Competence Patient Rights Confidentiality Discrimination/Dignity Ethical Practice Promote Profession & Practice Service Areas of Respiratory Care -Answer-General Therapeutics Critical Care Emergency care Diagnostics Pulmonary Rehabilitation Education Palliative and end of life care Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) -Answer-identify "standards of care" Therapist-Driven Protocols -Answer-algorithm-like care plans that are used to appropriate therapy Evidence Based Medicine -Answer-A review of evidence for effective treatment primarily using randomized controlled studies. Kinetic theory -Answer-describes a gas as a large number of submicroscopic particles (atoms or molecules), which are in constant rapid motion. • Small molecules • Kinetic activity noted by the Brownian movement • Elastic, molecular collisions • Kinetic activity increases with increased temperature • Molecules are neutral 14 -Answer-What is the gram atomic weight of nitrogen?