RESPIRATORY CARE REVIEW EXAM #1
Q&A
What are the national credentials? - ANSWER--RRT: Registered Respiratory Therapist
-CRT: Certified Registered Therapist
-RPFT & CPFT: Registered/Certified Pulmonary Function Therapist
-RRT-NPS: Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
-RRT-SDS: Sleep Disorder Specialist
-RRT-ACCS: Adult Critical Care Specialist
What is CoARC? - ANSWER-Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care:
ensures high quality RC education through accreditation services, provide consumer
protection, enhance/advance the profession, and protect against compromise of
educational quality.
-ALL RC Programs must be ACCREDITED BY CoARC in order for graduates to take
the NBRC national credentialing exams and become licensed in their state
Who is the Medical Director? - ANSWER-Dr. Peter Petroff
What is the AARC? - ANSWER-the American Association for Respiratory Care: non
profit professional organization representing therapists nation-wide through lobby efforts
for beneficial legislation nationally & locally.
-support state RC societies- Texas Society for Respiratory Care (TSRC)
-Educate public about profession
What is the tripartite relationship? - ANSWER-AARC- CoARC-NBRC
What do respiratory therapists do? - ANSWER-apply scientific principles to prevent,
identify and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system.
-includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation,
education and care of patients
What are the four states of matter? - ANSWER-Liquid, gas, solid, plasma
What are Van der Waals forces? - ANSWER-The attraction between all molecules and
atoms
-caused by the formation of temporary dipoles due to the constant movement of
electrons
-size of the force depends upon the size of the molecule
Solids have: - ANSWER-Strong Van der Waals forces
, Liquids have: - ANSWER-Weaker Van der Waals forces
-take shape of their container
Gases have: - ANSWER-Very WEAK Van der Waals forces
What are some examples of how RT's work with both gas & liquid? - ANSWER-Ex. of
Gas: mechanical ventilation of a patient with oxygen/air mixture
Ex. of Liquid: Aerosol therapy
What is Thermal Energy? - ANSWER--All matter possessed internal energy
-Two types of internal energy:
Potential: energy of position due to attraction b/w molecules
Kinetic: energy of motion due to molecular movement b/w molecules
What is Mechanical Energy? - ANSWER-1. Mechanical Energy
-Two types: Potential & Kinetic
ex. rock positioned on a cliff: Potential Mechanical Energy
ex. rock rolling down cliff: Kinetic Mechanical Energy
What is the first law of thermodynamics? - ANSWER-Principle of Conservation of
Energy: Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only transformed.
-Energy can be transformed from one form to another but the total energy cannot be
increased nor diminished
-U= E + W
U: Internal energy of object
E: External work performed on object ex. heat
W: External work performed on work
-Internal energy can be increased either by heating it or performing work on it
What does U = E + W mean? - ANSWER-by adding heat or doing work on an object,
we can increase its internal (kinetic) energy
-when we heat something we are transferring internal energy from one object to another
Internal Energy & Temperature has a ________ relationship to Kinetic Energy -
ANSWER-Direct.
Why does temperature have a stronger effect on gases than on liquids & solids? -
ANSWER-Bc almost all of gas's internal energy is kinetic, therefore it is the most
effected by temperature
What are the temperature scales? - ANSWER-Kelvin, celsius and fahrenheit
Which scale has an absolute zero? - ANSWER-Kelvin
Q&A
What are the national credentials? - ANSWER--RRT: Registered Respiratory Therapist
-CRT: Certified Registered Therapist
-RPFT & CPFT: Registered/Certified Pulmonary Function Therapist
-RRT-NPS: Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
-RRT-SDS: Sleep Disorder Specialist
-RRT-ACCS: Adult Critical Care Specialist
What is CoARC? - ANSWER-Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care:
ensures high quality RC education through accreditation services, provide consumer
protection, enhance/advance the profession, and protect against compromise of
educational quality.
-ALL RC Programs must be ACCREDITED BY CoARC in order for graduates to take
the NBRC national credentialing exams and become licensed in their state
Who is the Medical Director? - ANSWER-Dr. Peter Petroff
What is the AARC? - ANSWER-the American Association for Respiratory Care: non
profit professional organization representing therapists nation-wide through lobby efforts
for beneficial legislation nationally & locally.
-support state RC societies- Texas Society for Respiratory Care (TSRC)
-Educate public about profession
What is the tripartite relationship? - ANSWER-AARC- CoARC-NBRC
What do respiratory therapists do? - ANSWER-apply scientific principles to prevent,
identify and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system.
-includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation,
education and care of patients
What are the four states of matter? - ANSWER-Liquid, gas, solid, plasma
What are Van der Waals forces? - ANSWER-The attraction between all molecules and
atoms
-caused by the formation of temporary dipoles due to the constant movement of
electrons
-size of the force depends upon the size of the molecule
Solids have: - ANSWER-Strong Van der Waals forces
, Liquids have: - ANSWER-Weaker Van der Waals forces
-take shape of their container
Gases have: - ANSWER-Very WEAK Van der Waals forces
What are some examples of how RT's work with both gas & liquid? - ANSWER-Ex. of
Gas: mechanical ventilation of a patient with oxygen/air mixture
Ex. of Liquid: Aerosol therapy
What is Thermal Energy? - ANSWER--All matter possessed internal energy
-Two types of internal energy:
Potential: energy of position due to attraction b/w molecules
Kinetic: energy of motion due to molecular movement b/w molecules
What is Mechanical Energy? - ANSWER-1. Mechanical Energy
-Two types: Potential & Kinetic
ex. rock positioned on a cliff: Potential Mechanical Energy
ex. rock rolling down cliff: Kinetic Mechanical Energy
What is the first law of thermodynamics? - ANSWER-Principle of Conservation of
Energy: Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only transformed.
-Energy can be transformed from one form to another but the total energy cannot be
increased nor diminished
-U= E + W
U: Internal energy of object
E: External work performed on object ex. heat
W: External work performed on work
-Internal energy can be increased either by heating it or performing work on it
What does U = E + W mean? - ANSWER-by adding heat or doing work on an object,
we can increase its internal (kinetic) energy
-when we heat something we are transferring internal energy from one object to another
Internal Energy & Temperature has a ________ relationship to Kinetic Energy -
ANSWER-Direct.
Why does temperature have a stronger effect on gases than on liquids & solids? -
ANSWER-Bc almost all of gas's internal energy is kinetic, therefore it is the most
effected by temperature
What are the temperature scales? - ANSWER-Kelvin, celsius and fahrenheit
Which scale has an absolute zero? - ANSWER-Kelvin
