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Hutchinson observed what? - the relationship between height and lung volume and that vital capacity decreases with age, obesity, and lung disease CoARC - Committee of Accreditation of Respiratory Care Reviews Respiratory Care Educational Program -responsible for ensuring that respiratory therapy educational programs follow accrediting standards What are the many names of the ITA? (4 total & dates) - The ITA became the American Association for Inhalation Therapists (AAIT) in 1945, the American Association for Respiratory Therapy (AART) in 1954, the American Association for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT) in 1973, and finally the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982. Respiratory Care - The health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. Respiratory therapists (RTs) - apply scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management control, diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory Care Practitioners - A graduate of a CoARC accredited school designed to qualify the graduate for the registry examination of the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). The first health care specialists appeared when? - 1940s When did the first therapeutic administration of oxygen occur? When was it established, and when was it routinely used? - 1798. Use of oxygen to treat respiratory disease became established by the 1920s, and oxygen was used routinely in hospitals by the 1940s.Aerosol Therapy - The administration of liquid or powdered aerosol particles via inhalation to achieve a desired therapeutic effect. Airway Management - the use of various techniques and devices to establish and/or maintain a functional air passageway. Pulmonary function testing - Diagnostic procedure(s) that provide objective, quantifiable measures of lung function What is the purpose of ITA? - To encourage and promote professional excellence![provide for professional advancement, foster cooperation with physicians, and advance the knowledge of inhalation therapy through educational activities] AAIT - 1954: American Association for Inhalation Therapy Advance the science and practice for respiratory care AART - 1973: American Association for Respiratory Therapy Advocate for patients and their families. What does the AARC stand for and what is it? - 1982: American Association for Respiratory Care. It is the professional association for the field. The mission of the AARC - To "encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and practice of respiratory care, and serve as an advocate for patients, their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist What is the FAARC award? - To recognize respiratory therapists and physician members who have done so in our profession What is the ICRC? - An AARC-sponsored organization dedicated to the globalization of quality respiratory care.NBRC - National Board of Respiratory Care (founded in 1974) The NBRC provides the credentialing process for both the entry-level CRT and the advanced-practitioner RRT. The American Registry of Inhalation Therapists was founded in 1960. Physician Assistant - provide direct care services under the supervision of license physician who is specially trained in pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine. When aerosolized medication for the treatment of asthma begin? - 1910 What is in store for the future of respiratory therapy? - There will be an increase in demand for respiratory care because of advances in treatment and technology; increases in and aging of the population; and increases in the number of patients with asthma, COPD, and other cardiopulmonary diseases The respiratory therapist of the future will do the following: - Focus on patient assessment, care plan development, protocol administration, disease management and rehabilitation, and patient and family education, to include tobacco education and smoking cessation How many breaths do we breath per minute? - 12-18 When is the National Respiratory Care week? - 1982: 3rd week in October (by President Reagan). Mechanical Ventilation - refers to the use of mechanical device to provide ventilatory support for patients