resp therapy

Question 1

what do respiratory therapist do?

Answer 1

help people get back to breathing more normal

Question 2

what educational level is required to be a respiratory therapist?

Answer 2

associates degree

Question 3

auscultation

Answer 3

listening to the heart/lungs for part of a medical diagnostic

Question 4

What does ABG stand for?

Answer 4

arterial
blood
gas

Question 5

What is COPD?

Answer 5

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

•breathing disease

Question 6

what is the primary cause for COPD?

Answer 6

cigarette smoke

Question 7

bronchodilator

Answer 7

-drugs which relax smooth muscles in the lungs to assist in

ventilation

Question 8

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 8

emergency life support consisting of mechanicalventilation via mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-bag resuscitation and chest compressions to circulate blood through the body

Question 9

dander

Answer 9

skin and hair fragments shed by humans and other animals

Question 10

dust mites -

Answer 10

microscopic organisms that feed on human and animal dander

Question 11

expiration

Answer 11

breathing out

Question 12

inspiration

Answer 12

breathing in

Question 13

lobbyist

Answer 13

• a person whose job is to influence public officials to take
  a certain action

Question 14

nebulizer

Answer 14

a device for administering a fine spray into the respiratory passage

Question 15

nebulization

Answer 15

a method of administering a drug by spraying it into the respiratory passages of the patient

Question 16

oxygenation -

Answer 16

the process of delivering oxygen to the body

Question 17

physiotherapy -

Answer 17

forms of treatment or therapy that include exercise, massage, and other physical actions

Question 18

respiration -

Answer 18

the process of exchanging oxygen and carbon
dioxide within the body’s tissues; breathing

Question 19

resuscitate -

Answer 19

to restore consciousness or life

Question 20

tidal volume -

Answer 20

volume of air that is breathed in and out 
during relaxed (normal) breathing

Question 21

ventilate -

Answer 21

to oxygenate or provide oxygen to the blood

Question 22

ventilator

Answer 22

machine that assists patients in moving air into

and out of the lungs

Question 23

anesthesia

Answer 23

drug that produces a partial or total loss of physical sensation
•before surgery