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Equipment,11thEdition
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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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Care Equipment, 10th Edition employs a "how-to" approach that moves beyond technical
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ndescriptions 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 techniques
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used by respiratory therapists to treat cardiopulmonary dysfunction. The 10th edition includes
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updated information on the latest devices and equipment, which are divided into clearly defined
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sections including: ventilators, transport, home-care, neonatal and pediatric ventilators, and
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nalternative ventilators. In addition, there’s a focus on specific ventilator characteristics such as
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nmode, monitors and displays, alarms and indicators, graphics, special features, and
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troubleshooting for lesser-used ventilators.
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Table of Contents
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I. Introduction
1. BasicPhysics forthe RespiratoryTherapist
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2. PrinciplesofInfectionControl n n n
3. IntroductiontoVentilators n n
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4. Manufacture, Storage,and TransportofMedicalGases n n n n n n
5. AdministeringMedicalGases:Regulators,Flowmeters,andControllingDevices
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6. Humidityand AerosolTherapy n n n
,III. Assessment
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8. AssessmentofCardiovascularFunction
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9. BloodGasMonitoring
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IV. Devices
10. LungExpansionDevices
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11. MechanicalVentilators:General-UseDevices
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13. Home-Care,TransportDevices,Alternative Devices
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V. Critical Care andOther Therapies
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14. AirwayManagement Devices and ACLS
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15. SleepDiagnostics
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, Chapter01:BasicPhysics forthe RespiratoryTherapist
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MULTIPLE CHOICEn
1. Power is a measure of which of the following?
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a. Mechanical energy n
b. Gravitational potential energy n n
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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Power is a measure of the rate at which work is being performed. The formula P = W/J, where W =
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watts and 1 watt is equal to 1 J/s, expresses this. Joules are the international standard for
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n expressing energy and work. n n n
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2. When effort produces a change in the position of matter:
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a. work is performed. n n
b. it is known as a joule.
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c. mechanical power is created. n n n
d. the law of the conservation of energy is being used.
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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
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n meter (m) is which of the following?
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a. Watt c. Kilowatt
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One joule is equal to the force of 1 N acting on 1 kg. Awatt is equivalent to 1 J/s. Akilowatt is simply
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1000 W. Kinetic energy is energy an object possesses when it is in motion.
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