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What organization said "blood gas & pH analysis has more immediacy & potential impact on patient care than any other laboratory determination"? correct answer: National Committee for Laboratory Standards What term describes the tendency of a performance evaluator to allow one facet of a person's character or performance to influence all other ratings? correct answer: The halo effect A group from Ohio state published a classic study dealing with leadership. What are the two parameters ...

In what year was high-frequency jet ventilation developed? correct answer: 1977 by Klain & Smith (HFPPV - Sjöstrand in 1967) Who first employed CPAP in 1878 to treat pulmonary diseases characterized by reduced lung volume? correct answer: Oertel Who first produced Oxygen by heating dry silver carbonate in 1771, 3 years before Joseph Priestly was credited with the discovery of Oxygen? correct answer: Scheele In what year was the United States Pharmacopeia first published? correct ans...

What microorganism often found in the tubing of respiratory equipment produces a green, fetid sputum? correct answer: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa What type of sputum results from a Klebsiella Pneumoniae infect? correct answer: Red Currant Jelly The term Strepto refers to what? correct answer: Chains What is a cell that has no distinct nucleus and no organelles? correct answer: Prokaryote Where is the most common place that Legionella Pneumoniae is contracted from? correct answer: Con...

Breathing room air at sea level, what percent of alveolar gas is oxygen? correct answer: 13.7% Whose gas law states that if the mass remains constant, the pressure varies directly with the absolute temperature when the volume remains constant? correct answer: Gay-Lussac's law What property is common to silicon, teflon, or similar substances used in the membrane to separate blood from the sensing electrode in a PCO2 electrode? correct answer: permeability to CO2 In addition to the he...

What are the two contraindications to bland aerosol administration? correct answer: Bronchoconstriction, history of airway hyperresponsiveness For what two types of patients is aerosol administration of drugs by face mask indicated? correct answer: Infant/pediatrics and unresponsive patients What size metering chamber is used in most MDI's to control drug delivery? correct answer: 50 microliters What is the output of most large volume jet nebulizers? correct answer: 1 ml/min (USN -...

CardioPulmonary Rehab According to the ATS, what are the two specific objectives of pulmonary rehabilitation? correct answer: Answer: 1 - To control and alleviate symptoms and complications of respiratory impairment 2 - To teach patients how to achieve optimal capacity for activities of daily living Egan VII, p - 1226 Gas Therapy What is the weight of CO2 in a full D cylinder at 21 degrees Celsius and 14.7 psig? correct answer: Answer: 4 lbs McPherson, p - 26 Airwaycare Of what ...

What is the difference between an antibiotic and an antimicrobial? correct answer: Antibiotics are naturally occurring compounds Antimicrobials include include both natural and synthetic compounds- both inhibit or kill microorganisms There are many devices to deliver to neonatal and pediatric patients. what specific contraindications to oxygen therapy exist in this population? correct answer: No specific contraindications to delivering oxygen exist when indications are deemed to be presen...

What is the pH of fetal lung fluid? correct answer: 6.27 What is the normal airway resistance during mouth breathing in the infant? correct answer: about 7 cmH2o/L/Sec What are the dimensions of the term neonate's trachea? correct answer: 3.5-4.0 mm in diameter and 4 cm in length Hemoglobin F may normally be present for how long following birth? correct answer: up to one year Before fetal hemoglobin, with its two alpha and gamma chains, there is embryonic hemoglobin. What are th...

Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"? A. Hippocrates B. Galen C. Erasistratus D. Aristotle correct answer: A In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure. What was the chemist's name? A. Sir Isaac Newton B. Robert Boyle C. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek D. Nicolaus Copernicus correct answer: B Who discovered oxygen in 1774 and described it as "dephlogisticated air"? A. Robert Boyle B. Jacque Charles C. Thoma...

What is the most important mechanism that determines the deposition of particles 0.1 micrograms and smaller in the respiratory tract? correct answer: Brownian motion Name the four types of hypoxia correct answer: Anemic hypoxia Stagnant hypoxia Histotoxic hypoxia Hypoxemic hypoxia What Morphologic effects (tissue responses) does oxygen toxicity bring about? correct answer: Reduced muciliary action Interference with pulmonary surfactant Oxygen pneumonia Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ...