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(MT) Alternative (Nonactute) Care ANS -Alternative sites for providing healthcare.
(MT) Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier ANS -A company that provides medical equipment to
patients in the home.
(MT) Inexsufflator ANS -Helps clear mucous from the lungs. Can be used with a mask, mouthpiece or
directly on the trach tube. Works by using both positive and negative pressure. This process creates a
cough-like force that helps clear mucous with little or no discomfort.
(MT) Molecular Sieve ANS -Crystalline chemical separation device with molecular size pores that absorbs
small but not large molecules.
(MT) Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV) ANS -Mechanical ventilation performed without intimation or
tracheostomy, usually with mask ventilation.
(MT) O2- Conserving Device ANS -An O2 delivery system that minimizes the amount of O2 actually
delivered to a patient while also maintaining the FiO2.
(MT) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) ANS -Institution or part of an institution that meets criteria for
accreditation establishes by the sections of the Social Security Act that determine the basis for Medicaid
and Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing care. Skilled nursing care includes rehabilitation and
various medical and nursing procedures.
Although home care remains the most common alternative site for providing health care, what other
settings are an alternative? ANS -Numerous other alternative (Nonacute) care settings, including
subacute facilities, long term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing
facilities (SNFs), provide respiratory care to patients.
, What kin of setting is trauma? ANS -Acute care
What hospitals are skilled nursing facilities? ANS -Long-Term subacute care hospitals
LTACHs ANS -• "Long term acute care hospitals"
• Over the past decade, these facilities have become more prevalent.
• These facilities provide highly focused care to patients with complex medical conditions, including
patients who have been ventilator-dependent and difficult to wean.
* Subacute is a comprehensive level of inpatient care for which type of stable patients? ANS -• Patients
who have experiences an acute event resulting from injury, illness, or exacerbation of a disease process.
• Patients who have a determined course of treatment.
• Patients who require diagnostic or invasive procedures but not those requiring acute care.
What does significant ancillary services include? ANS -Physical therapy
* What can respiratory home care contribute to? ANS -• Supporting and maintaining life
• Improving patient's physical, emotional, and social well- being.
• Promoting patient and family self-sufficiency.
Ensuring cost-effective delivery of care.
• Maximising patient comfort near the end of life.
* What do the applicable categories of chronic respiratory disorders (for whom home care is considered)
include? ANS -• COPD
• Cystic Fibrosis (They also need physical therapy)
• Chronic neuromuscular disorders.
* Not all aspects of respiratory home care have proven effective. However, what are some of the
benefits of carefully selected treatments? ANS -• Increased longevity
• Improved quality of life
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