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Equipment, 11th Edition
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by J. M. Cairo Chapters 1 - 15
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,Description
The most clinically relevant respiratory care equipment textbook on the market, Mosby’s Respiratory
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CareEquipment, 10th Edition employs a "how-to" approach that moves beyond technical
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descriptions of machinery. Learn to identify equipment, understand how it works, and apply your
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knowledge to clinical practice with this comprehensive overview of the equipment and
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techniques used by respiratory therapists to treat cardiopulmonary dysfunction. The 10th edition
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includes updated information on the latest devices and equipment, which are divided into clearly
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defined sections including: ventilators, transport, home-care, neonatal and pediatric ventilators,
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and alternative ventilators. In addition, there’s a focus on specific ventilator
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characteristics such as mode, monitors and displays, alarms and indicators, graphics, special
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features, and troubleshooting for lesser-used ventilators.
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Table of Contents
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I. Introduction
1. Basic Physics for the RespiratoryTherapist
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2. Principles of Infection Control ss ss ss
3. Introduction to Ventilators ss ss
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5. Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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,III. Assessment
7. Assessment of Pulmonary Function
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8. Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
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9. Blood Gas Monitoring
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IV. Devices
10. Lung Expansion Devices
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11. Mechanical Ventilators: General-Use Devices
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13. Home-Care, Transport Devices, Alternative Devices
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V. Critical Care and Other Therapies
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14. AirwayManagement Devices and ACLS
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15. Sleep Diagnostics
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, Chapter 01: Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss
1. Power is a measure of which of the following?
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a. Mechanical energy ss
b. Gravitational potential energy ss ss
c. The rate at which work is being performed
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d. The rate at which atoms and molecules move
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ANSWER: s s C
Power is a measure of the rate at which work is being performed. The formula P = W/J,
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ss where W = watts and 1 watt is equal to 1 J/s, expresses this. Joules are the international
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2. When effort produces a change in the position of matter:
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a. work is performed. ss ss
b. it is known as a joule.
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c. mechanical power is created. ss ss ss
d. the law of the conservation of energy is being used.
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3. The unit used to express the force of 1 newton (N) acting on a 1-kilogram (kg) object to
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ss moveit 1 meter (m) is which of the following?
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a. Watt c. Kilowatt
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ss issimply 1000 W. Kinetic energy is energy an object possesses when it is in motion.
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