Respiratory Care/ Respiratory Therapist
the health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health.
Respiratory care practitioners
are health care professionals who are educated and trained to provide respiratory care to patients.
father of medicine
Hippocrates, a Greek physician
Hippocratic four essential fluids or "humors'
phlegmbloodyellow bileblack bile
four elements
earth(cold,dry)fire(hot, dry)water(cold,moist)air(hot, moist)
Hippocratic Oath
admonishes physicians to follow certain ethical principles, is given a modern form to medical students at graduation.
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Greek philosopher, first great biologist
Erasistratus (330-240 BC)
developed a pneumatic theory of respiration in Alexandria, Egypt
Galen
believed that inspired air contained a vital substance
What began in the 12th Century
Intellectual rebirth in Europe
Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519)
studied human anatomy, determined the subatomspheric intrapleural pressures inflated the lungs.
Vesaluis(1514-1564)
experimented with resuscitation
Torricelli
invented the barometer in the 1650
Black
describe the properties of carbon dioxide in 1754.
Priestly
discovered oxygen which he called "dephlogisticated air." in 1774
Spallanzani
worked out the relationship between the consumption of oxygen and tissue respiration
Charles' Law (1787)
described the relationship between gas temperature and volume
Boyle's Law
in 1662, the chemist boyle published what is now known as Boyle's law, governing the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
Dalton
described his law of partial pressures in 1801
Gay-Lussac
described the relationship between gas temperature and pressure in 1808
Graham's Law
described his law of diffusion for gases in 1831
Pasteur 1865
germ theory" diseases caused by microorganisms
Roentgen
discovered x-rays
Lavosier
In experiments performed between 1175 and 1794, showed that oxygen was absorbed by the lungs and that carbon dioxide and water was exhaled.
Drinker
the iron lung in 1928
Respiratory profession
In 1982 it was bout into the lime light when the state of California passed the 1st modern license law governing the profession of respiratory care.
Most common infection to as ventaliator-associated pneumonia
VAP
Vap
is a potentially deadly and very costly complication of invasive machinal ventilation that develop when microorganisms accidentally enter the airway from the mouth and/or GI tract.
Hustchinson
developed a water sear spirometer with which he measure the vital capacity of more than 2000 subjects in 1846
When did sleep medicine became established ?
the 1980s, and it was then that polysomnography became a routine clinical test, often performed by RTs.
What was founded in 1947 in Chicago?
the inhalation therapy association (ITA) was the first professional association for the field of respiratory care.
State licensing laws
set the minimal educational requirements and the method of competence to practice
Compentecny
is typically determined by obtaining a passing grade on a credentialing examination by the NBRC
When is respiratory care week?
3rd week of October
when was the first formal course in inhalation therapy ?
Chicago in 1950.
BOMA (Board of Medical Advisors)
phyicians that give thier valuable input
Who is the medical Director for our program?
Dr. Richmond Alexandria- Pulmonologist
American Association for Respiratory Care(AARC)
are health care professionals whose responsibilities include patient assessment, disease management, diagnostic evaluation, management, education, rehabilitation and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
Scope of practice
includes the application of technology and the use of protocols across all care sites including, but not limited to the hospital, clinic, physician office, rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility and the patient home.
Department director
The person or group usually accountable for continuously assessing and improving performance at the department level in RT
Medical devices
are regulated under the Medical Device Amendment act of 1976 which comes from the FDA
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
to establish safety and effectiveness standards and to ensure that these standards are met by equipment and pharmaceutical manufactures
What is safe and efficent?
high quality care
National board for Respiratory Care(NBRC)
licensed RT have met a minimun level of comptency
Medical Directory
for respiratory care is usually provided by a pulmonary/critical care physician or an anesthesiologist.
The two levels of general practice credentialing in respiratory care are
1. Certified respiratory therapists (CRT) 2. registered respiratory therapist(RRT)
What offers discounted memberships to students.
AARC
The AARC
is the only professional association dedicated to promoting, advancing, and advocating for respiratory therapists.
The NBRC
is a voluntary credentialing agency founded in the 1960.
NBRC mission
is to promote excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high competency standards while sharing the professions goal of protecting and enhancing patient lives.
The high standards for NBRC
has been recognized nationally and are the standard for licensure in 49 states
NBRC electronic newsletter
called the NBRC Horizons and provides a directory of credentialed individuals
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
was founded in 1954 to accredit respiratory care degree programs at the associate baccalaureate, and master's degree level in the United States and Puerto Rico
The CoARC
is the accrediting body of respiratory therapy education programs.
National Asthma Educator Certification Board(NAECB)
was established in 2000 to develop and implement qualification/ standards, as well as certification examination for asthma educators
The NAECB
is to promote optimal asthma management and qualify of life among individuals with asthma, their families and communities' by advancing excellence in asthma education through the certified asthma educator (AE-C)
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