Respitory Care

Respitory Care

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Wilkins: Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 9th Edition

Chapter 35: Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy
Answer Key to Workbook for Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

WORD WIZARD
hygrometer, body, inspissated, humidifier, heat, moisture, nebulizers, ultrasonic, piezoelectric MEET THE OBJECTIVES 1. Reference: page 776
In the upper respiratory tract, mainly in the nose 2. Reference: page 777
A. reduced ciliary motility B. hypothermia C. destruction of airway epithelium and atelectasis D. drying and thickening of secretions 3. Reference: page 776
4 L/min 4. Reference: page 776
patients with artificial airways such as endotracheal tubes




5. Reference: page 776
PRIMARY SECONDARY A. Humidifying dry medical gases A. Managing hypothermia B. Humidify when upper airway is B. Treat bronchospasm from cold air bypassed 6. Reference: page 778
A. temperature (the most important variable) B. surface area C. time of contact 7. Reference: page 779
oronasal oxygen delivery systems 8. Reference: page 779
A. 15 to 20 mg/L B. 25% 9. Reference: page 779
A pop-off valve that will make a whistling sound when pressure gets too high. 10. Reference: page 780
A. Passover humidifiers can maintain humidification at high flow rates. B. They also add little or no resistance to gas flow. C. There are no aerosols produced. 11. Reference: page 780
A. Condenser humidifier—On inspiration, air cools the condenser element. On exhalation, water from the warm air condenses onto the cool element. On the next inspiration, the air is warmed and humidified by the element. B. Hygroscopic condenser humidifier—A low thermal conductivity element is impregnated with hygroscopic salt (calcium or lithium chloride). The salt plus the element capture heat and moisture. During inspiration, the moisture is returned to the gas without cooling. C. Hydrophobic condenser humidifier—Uses a water-repellent element...

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