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Glossary of Terms

Welcome to our glossary of terms. Here you will find definitions of terms that we commonly use, but may not always understand.

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Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Respiratory Therapist (RT) Mechanical ventilation Respiratory care Scrub Operating room (OR) Surgical Sterile field

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Astigmatism Attenuation
Blue light Bremsstrahlung
Catheter Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Compton effect or scatter
Diabetes
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Feeding pump Frames
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Inverse square law
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Mechanical ventilation Myopia
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Pediatrics Personal protective equipment (PPE) Primary radiation
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Respiratory care Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Scrub Shortness of breath (SOB) Sterile field Surgery Surgical

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