Chapter 28

Respiratory therapists perform chest physiotherapy on patients to remove _____ from their lungs and it easier for them to breath

mucus

To analyze _____, ______, and ______ levels, therapists draw an arterial blood sample, place it in a blood gas analyzer, and relay the results to the physical who then makes treatment decisions.

oxygen carbon dioxide blood pH

When a patient has difficulty getting enough oxygen into his or her blood, therapists increase the patients concentration of oxygen by placing an ____ ____ or ____ ______ on the patient and setting the oxygen flow to the level prescribed by a physician.

oxygen mask nasal cannula

Therapist perform regular assessments of _____ and _____

patients equipment

_____ is the diagnosis of breathing disorder during sleep, such as apnea.

polysomnography

When preforming chest physiotherapy, therapists place patients in _____ that help drain mucus, then ____ on the patient's rib cage, often by tapping on the ____ and tell the patients to ____

positions vibrate chest cough

Respiratory therapists evaluate and treat all types of patients, ranging from ______ ____ whose lungs are not fully developed to _____ ____ whose lungs are diseased. They provide _____ ____ to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema and give ____ ______ to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, or shock.

premature infants older adults temporary relief emergency care

Ventilators deliver _____ oxygen into the lungs

pressurized

In some hospitals, therapists perform tasks that fall outside their traditional roles. Therapists become involved in areas such as ______ ______, __________ cessation, _____, _____ prevention, ____ management and polysomnography

pulmonary rehabilitation smoking counseling disease case

Therapist also connect patients who cannot breathe on their own to _______ that deliver pressurized oxygen in`to the lungs.

ventilators

Lung capacity: The _____ and _____ of air during inhalation and exhalation

volume flow

If oxygen is cut off for more than _____ minutes, death usually results

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Respiratory therapists are also known as: A. Breathing specialists B. Respiratory care personnel/practitioners C. Respiratory specialists D. Oxygen therapists

B (Respiratory care personnel/practitioners)

Respiratory therapists usually only evaluate and treat one type of patient True/False

False (Respiratory therapists evaluate and treat ALL types of patients)

Respiratory therapists also increasingly treat critical care patients, either as part of surface and air transport teams or as a part of rapid-response teams in hospitals. True/False

True

Respiratory therapists practice under the direction of a physician. True/False

True

Therapists provide complex therapy requiring considerable independent judgment, such as caring for patient's on life support and in intensive care units of hospitals. True/False

True

When measuring lung capacity, therapists compare the reading with the norm for the patient's age, height weight, and sex and use the information to determine whether the patient has any lung decencies. True/False

True

____: liquid medications suspended in a gas that forms a mist that is inhaled

aerosol

To analyze oxygen, carbon dioxide, and blood pH levels, therapists draw an _______ sample, place it in a ______ ______ ____ and relay the results to a ______ who then makes treatment decisions.

arterial blood blood gas analyzer physician

A person can live without water for a few days and without food for a few weeks, but if someone stops _______ for more than a few minutes, serious brain damage can occur

breathing

Respiratory therapists specialize in the evaluation, care, and treatment of people with ______ disorders.

breathing

Respiratory therapists test patients breathing ______ and determine the ______ of oxygen and other gases in their blood. They also measure a patient's _____, which indicates the acidity or alkalinity of the blood.

capacity concentration pH

Respiratory therapists perform procedures that are crucial to maintaining the lives of seriously ill patients with breathing problems and assist in the treatment of _________ (heart and lungs) diseases and disorders

cardiopulmonary

Therapists consult with physicians and other healthcare staff to develop and modify patient ______ ______

care plans

Respiratory therapists perform ______ _____ on patients to remove mucus from their lungs and make it easier for them to breath

chest physiotherapy

Chest physiotherapy helps patients suffering from lung diseases such as ______, that causes mucus to collect in the lungs

cystic fibrosis

Chest physiotherapy may be needed after surgery because anesthesia _____ respiration. As a result, chest physiotherapy may be prescribed to help get the patient's lungs back to normal and to prevent _____

depresses congestion

Respiratory therapists _____, ______, and ______ patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders.

evaluate treat care for

Therapists use aerosol medications to treat patients and teach patients how to _____ the aerosol properly to ensure its effectiveness

inhale

Respiratory therapists ______ patients, perform limited ______ _____ and conduct _____ _____

interview physical examinations diagnostic tests

To evaluate a patient's ______, respiratory therapists have the patient breathe into an instrument that measure the volume and flow of oxygen during inhalation and exhalation.

lung capacity

______: The volume and flow of air during inhalation and exhalation

lung capacity

Polysomnograohy is the diagnosis of breathing disorders during _____ such as arena

sleep

Therapists who work in home care ____ patient's and their families to use ventilators and other life-support systems. In addition, these therapists visit patient's in their home to ___ and _____ equipment, evaluate the home ______, and ensure the patient's have sufficient _____ of their diseases the proper use of their medications and equipment. Therapists also make ______ _____ if equipment problems arise.

teach inspect clean environment knowledge emergency visits

Practicing under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care ______ ______ and ______ ______, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians.

therapeutic treatments diagnostic procedures

To use a ventilator, the therapist inserts a tube into the patient's _____ or _____, connects the tube to the ventilator; and sets the ____, _____, and ______ _____ of the oxygen mixture entering the patient's lungs.

trachea windpipe rate volume oxygen concentration

If a patient appears to be having difficulty breathing, or if the oxygen, carbon dioxide, or pH level of the blood is abnormal, therapists change the _____ setting according to the doctor's orders and check the ____ for mechanical problems

ventilator equipment