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Kacmarek: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness rl rl rl rl



2. Providing patient education rl rl



3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status rl rl rl rl rl



4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients rl rl rl rl rl rl



a. 1 and 3 only rl rl rl



b. 2 and 4 only rl rl rl



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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation
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, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary syst
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em. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the manage
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ment of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities rl rl



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d. Outpatient physician offices rl rl




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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl




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3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of t
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he Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “father of
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medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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