COLLEGE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY
ACTIVITY #8
AEROSOL THERAPY
NAME:_______________________________________________________________________
STUDENT #:______________________________________________DATE:_________________
I. WORD WIZARD
Match the following terms to their definitions.
1. _____ aerosola. suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas.
2. _____ atomizerb. difference between therapeutic and toxic drug concentrations
3. _____ bafflec. device that produces uniformly sized aerosol particles.
4. _____ depositiond. device that removes large particles.
5. _____ hygroscopice. device that produces non-uniformly sized aerosol particles
6. _____ inertial impactionf. deposition of particles by collision
7. _____ MMADg. testimony of a witness (or, particles beaing retained in respiratory.
8. _____ nebulizerh. absorbs moisture from the air.
9. _____ propellanti. measurement of average particle size
10. _____ therapeutic indexj. amount of drug left in the SVN
11. _____ residual drug volumek. something that provides thrust
II. CHARACTERISTICS OF THERAPEUTIC AEROSOLS
12. Why is particle size so important in aerosol therapy?
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13. What is the primary method of deposition for large, high-mass particles?
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14. Particles of 10 microns or larger tend to deposit in what part of the respiratory tract?
A. > 10: _____________________________________________________________________________
B. 5 to 10: ___________________________________________________________________________
15. In what part of the lung would you like to deposit beta- adrenergic...