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Prepare for respiratory therapy courses with study material based on Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th Edition by Robert M. Kacmarek and colleagues. Review essential concepts including respiratory anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, oxygen therapy, airway management, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary diagnostics, respiratory pharmacology, and critical care. This resource is designed to support focused review, practice questions, and respiratory care exam preparation.

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TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
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TEST BANK EGAN’S FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 11/E KACMAREK

CHAPTER 01 - HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY CARE
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th 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

Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities
Diagnostic laboratories
Hospitals or acute care settings
Outpatient physician 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
Erasistratus
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
“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
centuries BC.

DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2

pg. 1 TEST BA NK EGAN’S FU NDAME NTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 11/E KACMAREK Re spiratory care incl ude s the a sse ssme nt, treatment, manag eme nt, cont rol, diag nostic evaluation, education, and care of patie nts w ith deficie ncie s and a bnormal itie s of t he cardiopulmonary system. Re spiratory care is increasingly involve d in t he preve ntion of re spiratory disea se, the ma nagement of patient s wit h chron ic disea se, and promotion of health a nd well ne ss.@ !*& ^#@ ^#@ *&^$*&$@ ($(&*# *_(_ )*@ $u@#)$( *@ #()@# ($()( 428303




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EGAN’SOF
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BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
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, TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANKFUNDAMENTALS
FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANK
OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
OF
CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
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pg. 2 TEST BA NK EGAN’S FU NDAME NTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 11/E KACMAREK Re spiratory care incl ude s the a sse ssme nt, treatment, manag eme nt, cont rol, diag nostic evaluation, education, and care of patie nts w ith deficie ncie s and a bnormal itie s of t he cardiopulmonary system. Re spiratory care is increasingly involve d in t he preve ntion of re spiratory disea se, the ma nagement of patient s wit h chron ic disea se, and promotion of health a nd well ne ss.@ !*& ^#@ ^#@ *&^$*&$@ ($(&*# *_(_ )*@ $u@#)$( *@ #()@# ($()( 428303




TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANKFUNDAMENTALS
FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANK
OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
OF
CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION BY KACMAREK.pdf

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OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
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CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION BY KACMAREK.pdf




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 Leeuwenhoek
Nicolaus 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”?
Robert Boyle
Jacque Charles
Thomas Beddoes
Joseph Priestley
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticated
air.”

DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2

Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
John Dalton
Joseph Prestley
Jacque Charles
Thomas Young
ANS: A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic
theory in 1808.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2

Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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
William Smith

pg. 3 TEST BA NK EGAN’S FU NDAME NTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 11/E KACMAREK Re spiratory care incl ude s the a sse ssme nt, treatment, manag eme nt, cont rol, diag nostic evaluation, education, and care of patie nts w ith deficie ncie s and a bnormal itie s of t he cardiopulmonary system. Re spiratory care is increasingly involve d in t he preve ntion of re spiratory disea se, the ma nagement of patient s wit h chron ic disea se, and promotion of health a nd well ne ss.@ !*& ^#@ ^#@ *&^$*&$@ ($(&*# *_(_ )*@ $u@#)$( *@ #()@# ($()( 428303




TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANKFUNDAMENTALS
FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANK
OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
OF
CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION BY KACMAREK.pdf

, TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANKFUNDAMENTALS
FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANK
OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
OF
CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION BY KACMAREK.pdf




pg. 4 TEST BA NK EGAN’S FU NDAME NTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 11/E KACMAREK Re spiratory care incl ude s the a sse ssme nt, treatment, manag eme nt, cont rol, diag nostic evaluation, education, and care of patie nts w ith deficie ncie s and a bnormal itie s of t he cardiopulmonary system. Re spiratory care is increasingly involve d in t he preve ntion of re spiratory disea se, the ma nagement of patient s wit h chron ic disea se, and promotion of health a nd well ne ss.@ !*& ^#@ ^#@ *&^$*&$@ ($(&*# *_(_ )*@ $u@#)$( *@ #()@# ($()( 428303




TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANKFUNDAMENTALS
FOR EGAN’S
TEST BANK
OF
FUNDAMENTALS
FOR
RESPIRATORY
EGAN’SOF
CARE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESPIRATORY
11TH EDITION
OF
CARE
BY
RESPIRATORY
KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION
CARE
BY KACMAREK.pdf
11TH EDITION BY KACMAREK.pdf

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