Egans chapter 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Physician Assistant - Correct Caregiver who acts as a physician extender after receiving additional education Respiratory Therapy - Correct Health Care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Care - Correct Name suggesting increased involvement in disease prevention and management and promotion of health and wellness Aerosol Medications - Correct One of the primary treatments for asthma uses this method of delivery Oxygen Therapy - Corre...

Egan Chapter 1, Egan's chapter-2 Exam Questions & Answers Already Passed

Egan's chapter 11 Exam Questions & Answers Already Passed What are the phases of ventilation? - Inspiration and expiration Tidal volume (Vt) - Volume of gas that moves in and out of the respiratory tract measured during either inspiration or expiration Vt - Refreshes the gas present in the line, removing CO2 and Supplying O2 to meet metabolic needs To achieve ventilation - The respiratory muscles and/or mechanical ventilation have to generate changes in pressure so that gas will flow in...

UNIT 1 Egan's Chapter 1-5 Workbook Exam Questions and Answers

Physician Assistant Answer Caregiver who acts as a physician extender after receiving additional education Respiratory Therapy Answer Health Care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Care Answer Name suggesting increased involvement in disease prevention and management and promotion of health and wellness Aerosol Medications Answer One of the primary treatments for asthma uses this method of delivery Oxygen Therapy Answer widely p...

UNIT 1 Egan's Chapter 1-5 Workbook Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded A+ Physician Assistant - Correct Caregiver who acts as a physician extender after receiving additional education Respiratory Therapy - Correct Health Care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Care - Correct Name suggesting increased involvement in disease prevention and management and promotion of health and wellness Aerosol Medications - Correct One of the ...

Respiratory Care -:- The health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. Respiratory therapists (RTs) -:- apply scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management control, diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Respir...

Hutchinson observed what? - the relationship between height and lung volume and that vital capacity decreases with age, obesity, and lung disease CoARC - Committee of Accreditation of Respiratory Care Reviews Respiratory Care Educational Program -responsible for ensuring that respiratory therapy educational programs follow accrediting standards What are the many names of the ITA? (4 total & dates) - The ITA became the American Association for Inhalation Therapists (AAIT) in 1945, the Ameri...

Egan's Chapter 18 ECG Exam Questions & Answers Already Passed Which node is the "backup" pacemaker? - AV node When should a ECG be obtained? - Patient has signs and symptoms of: MI & CHF Assessment tool to help determine pt's general health. Screening tool - pre-op surgery Hx of heart disease The resting ECG does reflect the pumping ability of the heart or the likelihood that the patient may have a myocardial infarction in the near future. - False Myocardial infarction, ventricular ...

RC in Ancient Times - Cultures developed herbal remedies to combat disease Respiratory Care (Definition) - Health discipline specializing in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Therapists - Practitioners of respiratory care focused on identifying, preventing and treating dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system Hippocrates - 4th century BC Greek physician/ father of medicine. Called for physicians to follow ethical principles. Stated that air contains an essential ...