Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care 2. Providing patient education Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic a.Hippocrates centuries BC. c.1, 2, and 3 only 4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients

Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care 2. Providing patient education Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic a.Hippocrates centuries BC. c.1, 2, and 3 only 4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health a.1 only ANS:C Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. d.1, 2, 3, and 4 2.Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed? DIF:RecallREF:p. 3OBJ:1 c.Hospitals or acute care settings d.Aristotle evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the b.Diagnostic laboratories b.Galen 1.Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist? DIF:RecallREF:p. 3OBJ:1 b.1 and 4 only a.Skilled nursing facilities MULTIPLE CHOICE ANS:A “father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth cardiopulmonary system.Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of ANS:C d.Outpatient physician offices 1. Promoting lung health and wellness and wellness. 3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the c.Erasistratus Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th Edition The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development 3.Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”? DIF:RecallREF:pp. 3-4OBJ:2