Anatomy
What is the function of the cilia in the nose?
Trap/filter foreign objects from entering the lungs
What do CRT and RRT stand for?
Certified Respiratory therapist and Registered Respiratory therapist
Low levels of O2 in the blood
PHI in HIPAA means....
What is protected health information
A disease which causes chronic inflammation and bronchoconstriction.
What is asthma
What closes off the air passage from the digestive system
Epiglottis
What does the AARC stand for?
What is the American Association for Respiratory Care
Auscultation means to
What is listen with a stethoscope
Patient's charts, faxes, emails, spoken and other records
What are forms of PHI
A noninfectious chronic respiratory condition in which the alveoli have enlarged and lost their elasticity.
What is emphysema
The ______ helps to expand and contract the lungs forcing air in and out.
What is the Diaphragm
The accrediting body of the respiratory therapy educational programs
What is CoARC
The absence of spontaneous breathing
What is apnea
Failure to perform one's duties competently
What is negligence?
The state when the body deteriorates from a chronic illness
What is Cachexia
An artery used to determine a pulse in infants.
What is brachial artery.
The 2 board exams a respiratory therapist must pass to become an RRT.
TMC and CSE
The patient having difficulty breathing while in a supine position.
What is orthopnea
Patient information should only be discussed in private and with persons who are part of the treatment plan.
What is confidentiality?
Chronic illness that is a combination of Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis
What is COPD
Allows air to pass from mouth and nose to larynx
What is pharynx
What is the Respiratory Therapy Credentialing Agency
What is the NBRC
The self-cleaning mechanism of the airways
What is the mucociliary escalator?
Patients have a right to decide their own course of treatment.
What is autonomy?
HIV