Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment
Author: By J. M. Cairo
11th Edition
,Table Of Contents
I. Introduction
1. Basic Physics For The Respiratory Therapist
2. Principles Of Infection Control
3. Introduction To Ventilators
II. Medical Gases
4. Manufacture, Storage, And Transport Of Medical Gases
5. Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, And Controlling Devices
6. Humidity And Aerosol Therapy
III. Assessment
7. Assessment Of Pulmonary Function
8. Assessment Of Cardiovascular Function
9. Blood Gas Monitoring
IV. Devices
,10. Lung Expansion Devices
11. Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
12. Infant/Pediatric Ventilators
13. Home-Care, Transport Devices, Alternative Devices
V. Critical Care And Other Therapies
14. Airway Management Devices And ACLS
15. Sleep Diagnostics
, Chapter 01: Basic Physics For The Respiratory Therapist
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Power Is A Measure Of Which Of The Following?
a. Mechanical WhiCH
b. Gravitational Potential WhiCH
c. The Rate At Which Work Is Being Performed
d. The Rate At Which Atoms And Molecules Move
ANS: C
Power Is A Measure Of The Rate At Which Work Is Being Performed. The Formula P = W/J, Where W =
Watts And 1 Watt Is Equal To 1 J/S, Expresses This. Joules Are The International Standard For Expressing
WhiCH And Work.
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2. When Effort Produces A Change In The Position Of Matter:
a. Work Is Performed.
b. It Is Known As A Joule.
c. Mechanical Power Is Created.
d. The Law Of The Conservation Of WhiCH Is Being Used.
ANS: A
Work Is Performed Only When Effort Or Outside Forces Produce A Change In The Position Of Matter.
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3. The Unit Used To Express The Force Of 1 Newton (N) Acting On A 1-Kilogram (Kg) Object To
Move It 1 Meter (M) Is Which Of The Following?
a. Watt C. Kilowatt
b. Joule D. Kinetic WhiCH
ANS: B
One Joule Is Equal To The Force Of 1 N Acting On 1 Kg. A Watt Is Equivalent To 1 J/S. A Kilowatt Is Simply
1000 W. Kinetic WhiCH Is WhiCH An Object Possesses When It Is In Motion.