Credentialing - ️️It is a general term that refers to the recognition of individuals in
particular occupation or profession
Which organization is working for the future development of graduate education in
respiratory care? - ️️-American association of respiratory care (AARC)
- both cur...
Egan Chapter 1, Egan's chapter-2
Credentialing - ✔️✔️It is a general term that refers to the recognition of individuals in
particular occupation or profession
Which organization is working for the future development of graduate education in
respiratory care? - ✔️✔️-American association of respiratory care (AARC)
- both current and under developed programs.
respiratory care practitioner (s) - ✔️✔️Health professional with special training and
experience in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory disorders. The
respiratory care practitioner typically does not diagnose but must be competent with
patient assessment in various clinical settings.
airway management - ✔️✔️The process of insuring that the upper airway is free of
foreign substances and patent to gas flow
American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) - ✔️✔️Established in 1970 by the
AARC. It is a non-for-profit charitable foundation that helps promote and further the
mission of the AARC.
Board of medical advisors (BOMA) - ✔️✔️The medical advisory group for the American
Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
cardiopulmonary system - ✔️✔️The combination of the respiratory and cardiac
systems
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) - ✔️✔️Establishes
standards and oversees approval of educational programs in respiratory care
Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC) - ✔️✔️To recognize
respiratory therapists and physician members who have done so in the profession, the
AARC established the FAARC. Individuals who go above and beyond what is expected
of the average practitioner.
International Council for Respiratory Care (ICRC) - ✔️✔️Comprising governors from
various countries, diverse group of worldwide health professionals addressing issues
affecting educational, medical, and professional trends in the global respiratory care
, community. An AARC- sponsored organization dedicated to the globalization of quality
respiratory care.
mechanical ventiliation - ✔️✔️An artificial device to assist a patient to breathe
National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - ✔️✔️National credentialing agency for
respiratory care practitioners and pulmonary function technologists
oxygen therapy - ✔️✔️Any procedure in which O2 is administered to a patient to
relieve hypoxemia
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) - ✔️✔️Founded in 1947 in
Chicago, the Inhalational Therapy Association (ITA) was the first professional
association for the field of respiratory care. In 1982 it became the AARC. Their mission
is to "encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and
practice of respiratory care and serve as an advocate for patients, their families, the
public, the profession and the respiratory therapist.
aerosol medications - ✔️✔️Any medication that is delivered by aerosol via the
respiratory tract
physician assistant - ✔️✔️Individual academically and clinically prepared to practice
medicine under the supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Within
the physician-PA relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decisions and provide
a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Training programs average 25-27
months. National certification is available to graduates of approved training programs.
pulmonary function testing - ✔️✔️Procedure for determining the capacity of the lungs
to exchange O2 and CO2 efficiently. There are two general kinds of pulmonary function
tests: one measures ventilation, or the ability of the bellows action of the chest and
lungs to move gas in and out of alveoli; the other kind measures the diffusion of gas
across the alveolar capillary membrane and the perfusion of the lungs by blood
respiratory care - ✔️✔️Health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of
optimal cardiopulmonary function and health. Also called respiratory therapy
respiratory therapist (s) (RTs) - ✔️✔️Graduate of a CAAHEP/CoARC accredited school
designed to qualify the graduate for the registry examination of the National Board for
Respiratory Care (NBRC).
respiratory therapy - ✔️✔️Any treatment that maintains or improves the ventilatory
function of the respiratory tract
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