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of Respiratory Care
Terms in this set (550)
Respiratory Therapist Role Promotes lung health and provides patient education.
Respiratory Care Assessment, treatment, and management of cardiopulmonary
issues.
Chronic Disease Management Involves care for patients with long-term respiratory conditions.
Health Promotion Encourages wellness and prevention of respiratory diseases.
Employment in Respiratory Therapy 75% work in hospitals or acute care settings.
Hippocrates Considered the 'father of medicine' in ancient Greece.
Hippocratic Corpus Collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates.
Boyle's Law Describes relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
Robert Boyle Published Boyle's Law in 1662 regarding gases.
Joseph Priestley Discovered oxygen in 1774, called it 'dephlogisticated air'.
Law of Partial Pressures Describes pressures of individual gases in a mixture.
John Dalton Formulated the law of partial pressures in 1801.
Germ Theory of Disease Proposes microorganisms cause many diseases; advanced by
Pasteur.
Louis Pasteur Pioneered germ theory in 1865, linking germs to disease.
William Roentgen Discovered X-rays in 1895, founding modern radiology.
Acute Care Settings Facilities providing immediate medical attention, like hospitals.
Patient Education Informs patients about their health and treatment options.
, Cardiopulmonary Health Status Assessment of heart and lung function in patients.
Diagnostic Evaluation Process of determining the nature of a patient's condition.
Respiratory Disease Prevention Strategies aimed at reducing incidence of respiratory conditions.
Respiratory Care Management Ongoing care and treatment of respiratory health issues.
Microorganisms Tiny organisms that can cause diseases in humans.
First inhalation therapists Provided airway care and O2 therapy.
Respiratory therapist designation Became standard in 1974.
Karl von Linde Developed large-scale O2 production in 1907.
Campbell Venti-mask Introduced in 1960 for precise O2 delivery.
Aerosolized glucocorticoids Introduced in the 1970s for asthma maintenance.
Inotropes Medications never aerosolized by therapists.
Iron lung development Linked to Drinker and Emerson.
Positive-pressure ventilators Early models include Dräger Pulmotor and Bird Mark 7.
PEEP introduction First used in ARDS patients in 1967.
SIMV introduction Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation introduced in
1975.
First laryngoscope Introduced by Chevalier Jackson in 1913.
O2 technicians First inhalation therapists primarily focused on O2.
Aerosol therapy Delivery method for respiratory medications.
Mechanical ventilation Support for patients unable to breathe independently.
Respiratory medications Include bronchodilators, mucolytics, and antibiotics.
of Respiratory Care
Terms in this set (550)
Respiratory Therapist Role Promotes lung health and provides patient education.
Respiratory Care Assessment, treatment, and management of cardiopulmonary
issues.
Chronic Disease Management Involves care for patients with long-term respiratory conditions.
Health Promotion Encourages wellness and prevention of respiratory diseases.
Employment in Respiratory Therapy 75% work in hospitals or acute care settings.
Hippocrates Considered the 'father of medicine' in ancient Greece.
Hippocratic Corpus Collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates.
Boyle's Law Describes relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
Robert Boyle Published Boyle's Law in 1662 regarding gases.
Joseph Priestley Discovered oxygen in 1774, called it 'dephlogisticated air'.
Law of Partial Pressures Describes pressures of individual gases in a mixture.
John Dalton Formulated the law of partial pressures in 1801.
Germ Theory of Disease Proposes microorganisms cause many diseases; advanced by
Pasteur.
Louis Pasteur Pioneered germ theory in 1865, linking germs to disease.
William Roentgen Discovered X-rays in 1895, founding modern radiology.
Acute Care Settings Facilities providing immediate medical attention, like hospitals.
Patient Education Informs patients about their health and treatment options.
, Cardiopulmonary Health Status Assessment of heart and lung function in patients.
Diagnostic Evaluation Process of determining the nature of a patient's condition.
Respiratory Disease Prevention Strategies aimed at reducing incidence of respiratory conditions.
Respiratory Care Management Ongoing care and treatment of respiratory health issues.
Microorganisms Tiny organisms that can cause diseases in humans.
First inhalation therapists Provided airway care and O2 therapy.
Respiratory therapist designation Became standard in 1974.
Karl von Linde Developed large-scale O2 production in 1907.
Campbell Venti-mask Introduced in 1960 for precise O2 delivery.
Aerosolized glucocorticoids Introduced in the 1970s for asthma maintenance.
Inotropes Medications never aerosolized by therapists.
Iron lung development Linked to Drinker and Emerson.
Positive-pressure ventilators Early models include Dräger Pulmotor and Bird Mark 7.
PEEP introduction First used in ARDS patients in 1967.
SIMV introduction Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation introduced in
1975.
First laryngoscope Introduced by Chevalier Jackson in 1913.
O2 technicians First inhalation therapists primarily focused on O2.
Aerosol therapy Delivery method for respiratory medications.
Mechanical ventilation Support for patients unable to breathe independently.
Respiratory medications Include bronchodilators, mucolytics, and antibiotics.
