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Insp to resp care part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does ARDS stand for?

A

acute respiratory distress syndrome

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2
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What does CoAARC stand for?

A

Commitee on Accreditation for respirato-
ry care?

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3
Q

What does ITA stand for?

A

Inhalation Therapy Association

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4
Q

What does NBRT stand for?

A

National board for respiratory therapy

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5
Q

What are the 2 methods for Hand hy-
giene?

A

Soap & water, Hand sanitizer

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6
Q

Who is the father of medicine?

A

Hippocrates (Greek Physician)

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7
Q

What is the number 1 drug used to treat
asthma?

A

albuterol

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8
Q

What is another name for albuterol?

A

Xopenex

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9
Q

What is the order that we read a word?

A

Suffix, prefix, root

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10
Q

What are the 2 types of energy?

A

Potential (still) makes up solids and liq-
uids

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11
Q

What are the 4 ways that heat can be
transferred?

A

Conduction, convection, radiation, evap-
oration & condensation

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12
Q

Buoyancy

A

the force that causes objects to float. It
is the force exerted on an object that is
partly or wholly immersed in a fluid.

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13
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Sublimation

A

Transition from a solid to gas without be-
coming a liquid first. ex. dry ice

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14
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Surface tension

A

Force exerted by like molecules

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15
Q

What is the law of thermodynamics?

A

Heat transfer when 2 objects of different
temperatures coexist

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16
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What are the 2 types of vaporization?

A

Boiling & evaporation

17
Q

Absolute humidity

A

Weighing water vapor extracted from air
using drying agent.

18
Q

RELATIVE HUMIDTY (RH)

A

when gas is not fully saturated

19
Q

What does AAIT stand for?

A

American Association for inhalation therapist

20
Q

What does AARC stand for?

A

American Association for Respiratory Care

21
Q

What does ARCF stand for?

A

American Respiratory Care Foundation

22
Q

What does NBRC stand for?

A

National Board for Respiratory Care

23
Q

What does CEU stand for?

A

Continuing education credits

24
Q

Conduction

A

Heat transfer in solids by direct contact between hot and cold molecules.

25
Q

Convection

A

Heat transfer bet liquids and gases. Involves the mixing of fluid molecules at different temperatures.

26
Q

Radiation

A

Heat transfer without physical contact

27
Q

Vaporization

A

Change of the state from liquid to gas. Heat energy must come from surroundings.

28
Q

Evaporation

A

Liquid to gas; heat is taken from surrounding air around liquid cooling the air.

29
Q

What is Avagadro’s number (constant)?

A

6.023x 10^23

30
Q

Condensation

A

Vaporization takes heat from the air around a liquid (cooling) and gives heat back to surroundings

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