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What USN setting controls aerosol output? - Correct amplitude Device indicated for patients with large amount of thick secretions - Correct Sterile water/Bland aerosol via jet nebulizer What temp should be maintained on a heated humidifier? - Correct 35-37*C What controls the particle when using USN? - Correct frequency What 4 things do you asses when inspecting sputum? - Correct Color, Amount, Smell, Viscosity What devices deliver aerosol medications? - Correct MDI (meter dose inhaler), ...

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The flow of electricity is called _________ - Correct current The third prong in the neutral wire, or _________ which helps prevent electrocution. - Correct ground Electrocution can occur in the form of a(n) __________ shock. This might happen if you are standing on a wet floor and a power cord fell onto the floor. - Correct macro A small shock, or _________, is a hazard to patients who have pacemakers, ECG leads, ad indwelling heart catheters. - Correct micro Micro shock can occur when t...

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Overall goals of rehabilitation - Correct Maximize functional ability and minimize the impact of disability Other goals: control sx, restore functional capabilities, and improve the overall quality of life Principle objective of pulmonary rehab - Correct To control and alleviate disease sx and help pt's achieve optimal levels of activity (pg. 1282) Definition of rehab - Correct The restoration of the individual to the fullest medical, mental, emotional, social and vocational (work) poten...

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AARC - Correct American Association for Respiratory Care (Role: Provides education, advocacy, publications. CoARC - Correct Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (Role:Guides for school and accreditation) NBRC - Correct National Board for Respiratory Care (organization responsible for the respiratory credentialing examinations) Cardiopulmonry system - Correct heart and lungs working together is the "bread and butter" of our profession. Respiratory Care - Correct name suggesti...

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Which of the following statements correctly describe gases? 1. Gases exhibit the phenomenon of flow. 2. Molecular forces of attraction are minimal. 3. Gases are difficult to compress. 4. Gases expand to fill their container. - 1, 2, and 4 only A patient has a recorded body temperature of 106° F. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? - 41° C A near drowning patient has a recorded body temperature of 30° C. What is the equivalent temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? - 86° F What ...

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RC in Ancient Times - Cultures developed herbal remedies to combat disease Respiratory Care (Definition) - Health discipline specializing in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Therapists - Practitioners of respiratory care focused on identifying, preventing and treating dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system Hippocrates - 4th century BC Greek physician/ father of medicine. Called for physicians to follow ethical principles. Stated that air contains an essential ...

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To safely and effectively initiate and manage a mechanical vent, an RT must be able to: - Ventilator design, classification, & operation Appropriate clinical application of ventilatory modes Physiologic effects of mechanical ventilation & pulm. mechanics Four basic functions: - input power power transmission and conversion control system output (pressure, volume and flow waveforms) The power source for a vent comes from: - Electrical energy (energy= volts * amperes * time) Compressed g...

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Breath initiated by the ventilator - mandatory breath causes a breath to end - cycle variable manipulated by machine to cause inspiration - Control variable controls the magnitude of inspiration - Limit variable combination of machine and spontaneous breaths - intermittent mandatory ventilation machine breaths only—no spontaneous - CMV spontaneous breaths only- no machine breaths - CSV causes a breath to begin - Trigger variable breath initiated and ended by the patient - spontaneous ...

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What are the elements of respiratory care department? - Medical director respiratory therapists technical director Medical directors and their roles - - usually a pulmonary / critical care physician or anesthesiologist -He owns a full time responsibility, and should be available on 24 hour basis for consultation. -Must have medical as well as administrative skills. - Department can have autonomy under the supervision of medical director. -They can educate other people like doctors and n...

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A ______ ____ is the low resistance pathway to Zero voltage. - ground wire _______ completes circuit by neutral ground taking current to ________ wire. - neutral ground _________ or _________ provide written statements of occurrences pertaining to patient - medical records or charts __________ is directly related to voltage, and inversely related to the resistance of an object. - current ____________ is the power behind electrical energy. - voltage 1. Sender 2. Message 3. Channel ...

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What are the 5 main areas of ventilation? - 1. Mechanics of Ventilation 2. Mechanics of Expiration 3. Work of Breathing (WOB) 4. Distribution of Ventilation 5. Efficiency and Effectiveness of Ventilation Ventilation is ______ - Cyclic What are the 3 Phases of ventilation? - - Inspiration - Expiration - Pause at End-Expiration Ventilation facilitates what process? - The removal of CO2 and replenishment of O2 during respiration Lung/Thorax Compliance and Resistance - The load the respir...

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Which node is the "backup" pacemaker? - AV node When should a ECG be obtained? - Patient has signs and symptoms of: MI & CHF Assessment tool to help determine pt's general health. Screening tool - pre-op surgery Hx of heart disease The resting ECG does reflect the pumping ability of the heart or the likelihood that the patient may have a myocardial infarction in the near future. - False Myocardial infarction, ventricular hypertrophy, or abnormal heart rhythms known as - Dysrhythmisa ...

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What are the phases of ventilation? - Inspiration and expiration Tidal volume (Vt) - Volume of gas that moves in and out of the respiratory tract measured during either inspiration or expiration Vt - Refreshes the gas present in the line, removing CO2 and Supplying O2 to meet metabolic needs To achieve ventilation - The respiratory muscles and/or mechanical ventilation have to generate changes in pressure so that gas will flow in or out of the lungs. Pressure= - (Elastance × volume) + (r...

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Who is the father of medicine? - Hippocrates Who is credited with the discovery of oxygen? - Joseph Priestley Who created the germ theory? - Louis Pasteur Who described the law of partial pressures in a gas mixture? - John Dalton Who described the relationship between gas pressure and temperatures? - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Who described the relationship between gas volume and temperatures? - Jacques Charles What did William Roentgen discover? - X-Rays What does Karl von Linde contribut...

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aerosol medications - Any medication that is delivered by aerosol via the respiratory tract airway management - The process of insuring that the upper airway is free of foreign substances and patent to gas flow American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) - Founded in 1947 in Chicago, the Inhalational Therapy Association (ITA) was the first professional association for the field of respiratory care. In 1982 it became the AARC. Their mission is to "encourage and promote professional e...

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To safely and effectively initiate and manage a mechanical vent, an RT must be able to: - Ventilator design, classification, & operation Appropriate clinical application of ventilatory modes Physiologic effects of mechanical ventilation & pulm. mechanics Four basic functions: - input power power transmission and conversion control system output (pressure, volume and flow waveforms) The power source for a vent comes from: - Electrical energy (energy= volts * amperes * time) Compressed g...

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indication - reason for giving a drug to a patient tolerance - increasing dose needed for effect adrenergic - drugs that mimic the effect of epinephrine vasopressor - drug that exerts a constricting effect on blood vessels prodrug - given in an inactive form that converts to active in the body muscarinic - effect of acetylcholine on smooth muscle pharmacodynamic - phase related to mechanism of action side effect - undesired effect of a drug absolute contraindication - drug may not be giv...

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What is the primary indication for tracheal suctioning? - Correct Retention of secretions What is the most common complication of suctioning? - Correct hypoxemia. Complications of tracheal suctioning include all of the following except: - Correct hyperinflation How often should patients be suctioned? - Correct When physical findings support the need What is the normal range of negative pressure to use when suctioning an adult patient? - Correct -100 to -120 mm Hg but in egan's -120 to ...

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What is meant by "gas exchange" in the human body? - -Molecules will move from high to low concentration. The exchanging of places of oxygen molecules and carbon dioxide molecules thru the alveoli -gas exchange: co2 and o2 are changing place in pulmonary capillary vessel through AC membrane( alveolar capillary membrane) or in the body tissue. -Gas exchange is a biological process takes place through diffusion. Differentiate between the concepts of "analysis" and "monitoring". - **Ana...

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A therapist who says "Please explain that to me again" to a pt. during an interview is using what type of interpersonal communication technique? - Correct Clarifying To decrease a pt's loss of body heat.... - Correct - Increase temperature of room - Move the patient away from cold windows A therapist who says "You seem to be anxious about you surgery" to a pt is using what interpersonal communication technique? - Correct Reflecting feelings Which of the following strategies for confli...

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