Comp Appli

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aim to improve the processes of care and the performance of health care providers, engage patients, facilitate care from a distance, and manage information, improving health outcomes.

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E-health

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use microprocessors to control flow and pressure for triggering, limiting, and
cycling breaths.

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Conventional mechanical ventilators

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Some modes of ventilation are _________, with predetermined algorithms that take actions automatically within preset limits.

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closed-loop

or adaptive

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aim to enhance the patient-ventilator synchrony via automation that is highly responsive to the patient.

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proportional assist ventilation and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist,

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They control ventilator alarms and archive the history of set and
measured values, which can be uploaded to a computer.

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Microprocessors

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RTs use ____ to allocate and titrate respiratory care

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protocols

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What are keys to the effectiveness of protocols.

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Consistency and timeliness of

implementation

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match the characteristics of individual patients and their clinical
interventions, drugs, and diagnostic tests to databases of scientific evidence and drug calculations and generate tailored recommendations, reminders, or even standing orders.

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Clinical decision support systems

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is the use of telecommunication and computer technology to promote access to diagnosis, monitoring, clinical decision support, and treatment for patients
at medically underserved sites that are distant from health
care providers

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Telemedicine

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helps to provide additional support that can potentially result in more rapid recognition of problems and timely, appropriate interventions.1

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Supplemental telemedicine

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It is the breath type and the pattern of breath delivery to a patient

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Mode of Ventilation

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This is a mode of mechanical ventilation that provides partial ventilatory support in proportion to the patient’s inspiratory efforts

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Proportional assist ventilation

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an approach to ventilation based on the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the diaphragm.

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Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist

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It surpasses the need for the medical physician to meet in person with a patient.

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Store-and-forward telemedicine

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Also known as self-monitoring or self-testing. It uses a range of technological devices to monitor the health and clinical signs of a patient remotely.

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remote monitoring

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It is a real-time interaction between patients and doctors.

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Interactive telemedicine

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Examples of telemedicine

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Teleconsultation.
Telemonitoring.
Telediagnosis. 
Teletreatment.
Telecare-provision.

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Types of telemedicine

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Store and forward and remote monitoring

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In the United States, ________is the

leading preventable causes of death and chronic diseases.

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tobacco use and dependence

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A cornerstone of asthma disease management is

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assessing patients’ level of control of the disease over time

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computers calculate cardiac output, using the

thermodilution technique.

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hemodynamic monitoring via pulmonary artery

catheters

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The________ of the pulmonary artery catheter is linked to a computer.

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thermistor port

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must be in place in the event of computer system failure or downtime because of the critical nature of timely reporting of blood gas results and the need to be able to assess archived data at all times.

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Manual backup procedures

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use standard reference predicted values to aid in the interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including spirometry, lung volume, diffusing capacity, and bronchodilator response

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Computer algorithms

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It is essential to evidence-based respiratory care. It enhances clinical expertise by providing information for the development of evidence-based, patient-driven protocols and it aids in clinical decisions for individual patients.

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Effective information retrieval

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It is a far-reaching, rich source of | information.

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WWW

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It is a search engine for scholarly publications in a wide range of fields. It includes peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, theses, and books from academic publishers, professional societies, and university libraries.

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Google Scholar

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is the free search engine of the National Library of Medicine for health information. It searches several databases.

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PubMed

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NLMHI acronym means

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National Library of Medicine of health information

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the database of the National Library of Medicine of millions of references from thousands of journals related to medicine, nursing, the health care system, and science.

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MEDLINE

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PubMed uses_______ in which users can combine search words or phrases with connectors such as AND or OR to narrow or broaden searches.

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Boolean logic,

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What is the search filter in PubMed

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Clinical Queries

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It is very sensitive (true positives/true positives + false negatives) and specific (true positives/true positives + false positives) in the retrieval of the best available scientific evidence

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Clinical Queries

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It is an extensive collection of Web-based information | resources, including databases, journals, books, and searching software.

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Ovid

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Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on this site will be given only by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of advice offered is from a non–medically qualified individual or organization.

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Authority

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information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and an existing physician.

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Complementarity

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Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health website, including their identity, is respected by this website. The website owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the website and mirror sites are located

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Confidentiality

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Where appropriate, the information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified will be clearly displayed.

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Attribution

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Any claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product, or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence.

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Justifiability

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The designers of this website will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. The Webmaster will display his/her e-mail address clearly throughout the website.

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Transparency of Authorship

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Support for this website will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and noncommercial organizations that have contributed funding, services, or material for the sit

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Transparency of Sponsorship

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if advertising is a source of funding, it will be clearly stated. A brief description of the advertising policy adopted by the website owners will be displayed on the site. Advertising and other promotional material will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original material created by the institution operating the site.

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Honesty in advertising and | editorial policy

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It provide a means to organize and assign respiratory care orders, measure staff productivity, report clinical results, and execute respiratory care protocols, along with generating data to show their effectiveness via outcomes research

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Respiratory care management information systems

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It is valuable for each of the primary functions of respiratory care managers, including planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating

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Benchmarking

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It is a comprehensive system for communication and information processing. It encompasses networks, computer hardware and software, and computerized patient records

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HIS

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it facilitates patient billing, reimbursement, and communication

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Administrative purposes

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key functions of an HIS are to serve as a data repository and a means to report results

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Clinical purposes

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It can improve access to patients’ updated health information for both clinicians and patients and assist clinicians with clinical decision support.

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Electronic Health Record

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Major barriers and challenges to the development and implementation of electronic health records are

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Cost, lack of uniformity of data, the inability to establish an interface among different health information systems, and accounting for the needs of various health professional disciplines.

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Healthcare provider | dimension

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Provider notes Clinical orders Practice guidelines Decision - support programs

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Personal health | dimension

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Nonshared personal information Self-care trackers Audit logs Personal library

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Population health | dimension

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Infrastructure data Planning and policy documents Surveillance systems Health disparities data

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It is a long-standing principal educational method for hazardous occupations that have shown remarkably low rates of failure

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Computer-based simulation

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What are the two full scale, physiologic simulators

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simMan and METI

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It is a secured, password-protected, Web-based database management system for documenting and reporting clinical educational activities for nursing and allied health professions, including respiratory care.

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DataARC

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Learner Objectives in Clinical | Simulation

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* Interpret data * Recognize and prioritize problems * Make decisions * Observe consequences of decisions * Develop leadership skills * Develop interpersonal communication skills * Develop team-building skills * Use available resources * Manage stress and crisis

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NBRC credentialing for the registry for advanced RTs consists of two distinct examinations

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Written and clinical simulation

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Respiratory care educators use ______ | and the______ to deliver distance education courses

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interactive video networks, Internet

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It is an adjunct to the Blackboard learning system, in which Web-based classes are live and interactive. Students can talk to their instructor and classmates via live audio or chat or asynchronously access archived classes via streamed video or mp3 or mp4 files downloaded to their computers or smartphones

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Wimba classroom

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It provides plentiful continuing education opportunities on the Web. Webcasts and text-based courses are available in both a live and an asynchronous manner

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AARC

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provides excellent online training in hemodynamic monitoring. It includes Webcasts with audio and slides and pretesting and post-testing for each module and case studies for many of the modules.

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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project

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These are rich data sources for outcomes research

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Clinical databses

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Common Functions of Computer | Applications in Research

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* Data sources * Data collection * Statistical testing * Displaying study results * Managing citations and references * Managing ethical considerations

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it can infiltrate a computer without the user’s consent and harm or ravage a computer, server, or an entire network

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Malicious software

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regulations concerning confidentiality are pertinent to electronic medical records and research data that contain personal health information

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HIPAA

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To emphasize two important points concerning electronic | personal health information, users of hospital and respiratory care information management systems and researchers must

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refrain from sharing passwords and (2) access personal health information only on a need-to-know basis

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It is the best prevention against infiltration by malicious software

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Common Sense!!!!