Exam 1 - Egan's Workbook: Chapter 1
AARC
American Association for Respiratory Care (Role: Provides education, advocacy, publications.
CoARC
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (Role:Guides for school and accreditation)
NBRC
National Board for Respiratory Care (organization respo...
Exam 1 - Egan's Workbook: Chapter 1
AARC
American Association for Respiratory Care (Role: Provides education, advocacy,
publications.
CoARC
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (Role:Guides for school and
accreditation)
NBRC
National Board for Respiratory Care (organization responsible for the respiratory
credentialing examinations)
Cardiopulmonry system
heart and lungs working together is the "bread and butter" of our profession.
Respiratory Care
name suggesting increased involvement in disease prevention and management and
promotion of health and wellness.
Respiratory therapy
health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary
health.
Respiratory therapist's
individual trained to deliver care to patients with heart and lung disease.
Oxygen Therapy
widely prescribed in hospitals by the 1940s and still a mainstay of respiratory care.
Aerosol Medications
One of the primary treatments for asthma uses this method of delivery.
Mechanical ventilation
iron lung is an example of this therapy that helps patients who cannot breath.
airway managment
relieving obstruction is the key to this respiratory procedure.
pulmonary function testing
method to test the way that height, age, obesity, and disease alter lung function.
Physician Assistant
caregiver who acts as a physician extender after receiving additional education.
Respiratory care practitioner(s)
is another name for the RT is this more formal term
Define respiratory care profession in your own words
The actual definition of respiratory therapy is "the health care discipline that specializes
in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health."
Include at least THREE main concepts of RT profession
Main concepts include: assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic respiratory disease, and
the promotion of health and wellness.
How did respiratory profession get started?
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