Egan's Workbook Chapter 1- Exam 1 Questions and Answers New (2024/2025) Solved 100% Correct

How did respiratory profession get started? - ️️The Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA) was the first professional association in respiratory care. The ITA became the American Association for Inhalation Therapists (AAIT) in 1954, the American Association for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT) in 1973, and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982. Define respiratory care profession in your own words - ️️The actual definition of respiratory therapy is "the health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health." Respiratory Care - ️️name suggesting increased involvement in disease prevention and management and promotion of health and wellness. NBRC - ️️National Board for Respiratory Care (organization responsible for the respiratory credentialing examinations) Cardiopulmonry system - ️️heart and lungs working together is the "bread and butter" of our profession. Respiratory therapy - ️️health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary health. Respiratory therapist's - ️️individual trained to deliver care to patients with heart and lung disease. Oxygen Therapy - ️️widely prescribed in hospitals by the 1940s and still a mainstay of respiratory care. Aerosol Medications - ️️One of the primary treatments for asthma uses this method of delivery. Mechanical ventilation - ️️iron lung is an example of this therapy that helps patients who cannot breath. airway managment - ️️relieving obstruction is the key to this respiratory procedure. pulmonary function testing - ️️method to test the way that height, age, obesity, and disease alter lung function.AARC - ️️American Association for Respiratory Care (Role: Provides education, advocacy, publications. Respiratory care practitioner(s) - ️️is another name for the RT is this more formal term Include at least THREE main concepts of RT profession - ️️Main concepts include: assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic respiratory disease, and the promotion of health and wellness. Respiratory Therapy has 3 main professional associations what is the full name ? - ️️CoARC: Committtee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care NBRC: National Board for Respiratory Care AARC: American Association for Respiratory Care CoARC - ️️Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (Role:Guides for school and accreditation) Respiratory Therapy has 3 main professional associations what is the role for each one of them? - ️️CoARC: Guidelines for schools and accreditation NBRC: Credentialing examinations AARC: Professional association, provides education, advocacy, publications Describe how RT school got started? - ️️The first course in inhalation therapy was offered in 1950. Programs in the 1960s focused on teaching students the proper application of oxygen therapy, oxygen delivery systems, humidifiers, and nebulizers and the use of various IPPB devices. How is education and programs different from the early days tech's? - ️️Technician programs no longer exist. Name 3 major events in history of science & medicine that were foundations for respiratory physics or physiology. - ️️1. Discovery of oxygen in the 1770s by Priestley and Scheele 2. Gas laws were discovered in the 1600s and 1700s, as well as the barometer. 3. Modern laws, like Daltons, came in 1801. Pasteur advanced germ theory in 1865.There are many more possible correct answers to this question!Respiratory therapist apply scientific principles to____, identify, and _____ dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. - ️️Respiratory therapist apply scientific principles to (prevent), identify, and (treat) dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. The ___ is the professional organization for the field. It was started in 1947 and was called____. - ️️The ((AARC)) is the professional organization for the field. It was started in 1947 and was called ((the inhalation Therapy Association)). The iron lung was used extensively during the ____ epidemics of the 1940s and 1950s. - ️️The iron lung was used extensively during the ((Polio)) epidemics of the 1940s and 1950s. In the future, there will be a(n)____ in demand for respiratory care due to advances in _____ and increase in ______ of the population. - ️️In the future, there will be a(n) ((increase)) in demand for respiratory care due to advances in ((technology)) and increase in ((aging people with cardiopulmonary disease)) of the population. Describe at least 4 careers that would open up as result of baccalaureate or graduate education. - ️️The general answer is management, supervision, research, and education. You can also become a case manager, a drug representative, or go on for graduate education in anesthesia or as a physician assistant. Heroes are found in history. Name 3 important history figures in respiratory care. pick one and briefly explain how this person might inspire you in your career! - ️️This question is a simple classic that has many possible answers. Dr. David Pierson promoted the science of respiratory care and the use of protocols. He helped us elevate our practice. Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen, and Thomas Beddoes first used it. I would like to be a therapist who becomes a pioneer of a new and vital technique. What kind of programs do they have now for RT profession? - ️️The new standard requires an associate degree for entry into the profession. There will be a need for individuals with more education so more baccalaureate and graduate education is needed. Physician Assistant - ️️caregiver who acts as a physician extender after receiving additional education.