Final Exam (lecture) Flashcards
What are the 2 methods approved for cleaning hands?
- Soap and water
- Hospital approved alcohol-based antiseptic product
How should nails be?
Short, filed, and smooth
No nail polish
No artificial nails
What should you check skin for?
Scratches
Open sores
How often should you wash hands or use hand sanitizers?
Every time you enter a patients room
What is the best way to prevent the spread of disease?
Hand washing
What are some examples of PPE?
Gown
Mask
Gloves
Goggles
Hat
Booties (shoes)
What is an old name for respiratory therapist?
Inhalation therapist
What does CEU stand for and why is it important?
Continuing education credits
Required to keep license to practice
What does AARC stand for and why is it important?
American Association for Respiratory Care
Advocates for profession to legislative and regulatory bodies, insurance industry, and public
What does NBRC stand for and why does it do?
National board of respiratory care
Credentialing body
What does CoARRC stand for?
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Accrediting body
What does FSRC stand for?
Florida society of respiratory care
What are the 3 components of medical terms?
Root
•The foundation of the word
•Gives meaning to the word
Suffix
•Added to the end of the word to give further meaning
Prefix
•Comes before the root word
•Modifies the root or roots
•Gives the clinician direction and an indication of what the patient
has
What order should we read a word?
Suffix, prefix, and root
What is Bernoulli’s principle?
As the flow increases, the pressure of a fluid decreases
along with its potential energy
What is the Venturi effect?
Describes the flow of gas through a constriction and the
subsequent drop in pressure at the constriction.
What is boyles law and formula?
With temperature remaining constant, the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure
Equation: P1(V1) = P2(V2)
What is gay-Lussacs law?
As temperature increases, pressure will increase as long as volume is constant”
Equation: P1 ÷ T1 = P2 ÷ T2
What is Charles law?
If pressure remains constant, the volume of a gas varies directly
with the temperature” (in degrees Kelvin)
Equation: V1 ÷ T1 = V2 ÷ T2
What is Dalton’s law?
“The total pressure of a gas composed of a mixture of gas is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of all component gases”
Equation: P1 + P2 + P3 = Total pressure
What is Henry’s law?
The rate of a gas’s diffusion into a liquid is proportional to the
partial pressure of that gas at a given temperature”
Example: “A soda bottle or can
What is grahams law?
The rate of gas diffusion through a liquid is proportional to the solubility of a gas and inversely proportional to the gram molecular weight
What is poisseuille’s law?
Describes the resistance to the flow of a gas or liquid through a tube when the flow is laminar
What is avagadro’s number?
6.023 x 10^23
How do you convert Celsius to kelvin?
K = °C + 273
How do you convert kelvin to Celsius?
°C = K – 273
How do you convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?
°C = (°F - 32) ÷ 1.8
How do you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
°F = (1.8 x °C) + 32
What are the 2 types of internal energy?
Kinetic & potential
What is kinetic energy?
Energy of motion
What is potential energy?
Energy of position (stillness)
What are the three states of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What are the four ways heat can be transferred?
Conduction, radiation, convection, condensation and evaporation
What is conduction?
The transfer of energy by direct contact between hot and cold
molecules
What is convection?
Involves the mixing of fluid molecules at different temperatures