TEST BANK
Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
ROBERT M. KACMAREK, JAMES K. STOLLER, ALBERT J. HEUER
12th Edition
,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and
wellness
2. Providing patient education
3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
4. Sellin g oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalua tion,
education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmo nary system.
Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory diseas e, the management of
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patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
A. Skilled nursing facilities
B. Diag nostic laboratories
C. Hospitals or acute care
settings
D. Outpatient p hysician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen
Erasi stratus
Aristotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of the
Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “fa ther of
medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth cent uries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
,In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
What was the chemist’s name?
Sir Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Anthony van LeeuwenhoekNicolau s
Copernicus
ANS: B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the relationship
between gas, volume, and pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
L
Robert Boyle Jac que
Charles Tho mas
BeddoesJos eph
Priestley
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticatedair. ”
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
L
John Dalton Jo seph
PrestleyJa cque
CharlesT homas
Young
ANS: A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomicth eory in
1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
L
Thomas Young
Louis Pasteur
Henry Graham
Robert Koch
ANS: B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many diseases are
caused by microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
John Dalton Will iam
Smith
, William Roentgen
Thomas Young
ANS: C
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
ray and the modern field of radiologic imagingsciences was born.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
Provide airway care.
Supp ort O2 therapy.
Aerosol the rapy to patients.
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation.
ANS: B
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3
When did the designation “respiratory therapist” become standard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C
In 1974, the designation “respiratory therapist” became standard.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
Robert Dalton Da
vid Boyle Thomas
Anderson
Karl vo n Linde
ANS: D
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 4
When was the first Venti-
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and40% O2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C
The Campbell Venti-
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2,was introduced in 19
60.
Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
ROBERT M. KACMAREK, JAMES K. STOLLER, ALBERT J. HEUER
12th Edition
,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and
wellness
2. Providing patient education
3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
4. Sellin g oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalua tion,
education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmo nary system.
Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory diseas e, the management of
L
patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
A. Skilled nursing facilities
B. Diag nostic laboratories
C. Hospitals or acute care
settings
D. Outpatient p hysician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen
Erasi stratus
Aristotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of the
Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “fa ther of
medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth cent uries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
,In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
What was the chemist’s name?
Sir Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Anthony van LeeuwenhoekNicolau s
Copernicus
ANS: B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the relationship
between gas, volume, and pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
L
Robert Boyle Jac que
Charles Tho mas
BeddoesJos eph
Priestley
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticatedair. ”
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
L
John Dalton Jo seph
PrestleyJa cque
CharlesT homas
Young
ANS: A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomicth eory in
1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
L
Thomas Young
Louis Pasteur
Henry Graham
Robert Koch
ANS: B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many diseases are
caused by microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
John Dalton Will iam
Smith
, William Roentgen
Thomas Young
ANS: C
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
ray and the modern field of radiologic imagingsciences was born.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
Provide airway care.
Supp ort O2 therapy.
Aerosol the rapy to patients.
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation.
ANS: B
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3
When did the designation “respiratory therapist” become standard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C
In 1974, the designation “respiratory therapist” became standard.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
Robert Dalton Da
vid Boyle Thomas
Anderson
Karl vo n Linde
ANS: D
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 4
When was the first Venti-
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and40% O2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C
The Campbell Venti-
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2,was introduced in 19
60.
