Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
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, 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?
Promoting lung health and wellness
Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
Selling 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
evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health
and wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Wherejkarejkthejkmajorityjkofjkrespiratoryjktherapistsjkemployed?
SkilledjknursingjkfacilitiesjkDia
gnosticjklaboratoriesjkHospitals
jkorjkacutejkcarejksettingskjOutpati
entjkphysicianjkoffices
ANS:jk C
Approximatelyjk75%jkofjkalljkrespiratoryjktherapistsjkworkjkinjkhospitalsjkorjkotherjkacutejkcarejksettings.
DIF: Recall REF:j k p.jk3 OBJ:jk 1
Whojkisjkconsideredjktojkbejkthejk“fatherjkofjkmedicine”?
Hippocratesj
kGalenjkEras
istratuskjAris
totle
ANS:j k A
ThejkfoundationjkofjkmodernjkWesternjkmedicinejkwasjklaidjkinjkancientjkGreecejkwithjkthejkdevel
opmentkjofjkthejkHippocraticjkCorpus.jkThisjkcollectionjkofjkancientjkmedicaljkwritingsjkisjkattri
butedjktojkthejk“fatherjkofjkmedicine,”jkHippocrates,jkajkGreekjkphysicianjkwhojklivedjkduringjk
thejkfifthjkandjkfourthjkcenturiesjkBC.
DIF: Recall REF:j k pp.jk3-4 OBJ:jk 2
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,Injk1662,jkajkchemistjkpublishedjkajkbookjkthatjkdescribedjkthejkrelationshipjkbetweenjkgas,jkvolu
me,jkandkjpressure.jkWhatjkwasjkthejkchemist’sjkname?
SirjkIsaacjkNewto
nkjRobertjkBoyle
AnthonyjkvanjkLeeuwenhoekkjNicola
usjkCopernicus
ANS:jk B
Thejkchemist,jkRobertjkBoyle,jkpublishedjkwhatjkisjknowjkknownjkasjk“Boyle’sjklaw,”jkgover
ningjkthekjrelationshipjkbetweenjkgas,jkvolume,jkandjkpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:j k p.jk6 OBJ:j k 2
WhojkdiscoveredjkO2jk injk1774jkandjkdescribedjkitjkasjk“dephlogisticatedjkair”?
RobertjkBoylejkJ
acquejkCharlesjk
ThomasjkBeddoe
skjJosephjkPriestle
y
ANS:jk D
Injk1774,jkJosephjkPriestleyjkdescribedjkhisjkdiscoveryjkofjkO2,jkwhichjkhejkcalledjk“dephlogistic
atedkjair.”
DIF: Recall REF:j k pp.jk6-7 OBJ:jk 2
Whojkisjkcreditedjkwithjkfirstjkdescribingjkthejklawjkofjkpartialjkpressuresjkforjkajkgasjkmixture?
JohnjkDaltonjkJ
osephjkPrestleykj
JacquejkCharle
skjThomasjkYou
ng
ANS:j k A
JohnjkDaltonjkdescribedjkhisjklawjkofjkpartialjkpressuresjkforjkajkgasjkmixturejkinjk1801jkandjkhisjk
atomickjtheoryjkinjk1808.
DIF: Recall REF:j k p.jk7 OBJ:jk 2
Whojkwasjkthejkfirstjkscientistjkinjk1865jktojksuggestjkthatjkmicroorganismsjkcausedjkmanyjkdiseases?
ThomasjkYoun
gkjLouisjkPasteu
rjkHenryjkGrah
amkjRobertjkKo
ch
ANS:jk B
Injk1865,jkLouisjkPasteurjkadvancedjkhisjk“germjktheory”jkofjkdisease,jkwhichjkheldjkthatjkmanyjk
diseaseskjarejkcausedjkbyjkmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:j k p.jk7 OBJ:jk 2
Whojkdiscoveredjkthejkx-rayjkandjkopenedjkthejkdoorjkforjkthejkmodernjkfieldjkofjkradiology?
JohnjkDaltonjkWi
lliamjkSmith
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