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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
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,Chapter630163-63History63of63Respiratory63Care
Kacmarek63et63al.:63Egan’s63Fundamentals63of63Respiratory63 Care,6312th63Edition
MULTIPLE63CHOICE
Which63of63the63following63is63an63expected63role63of63a63respiratory63therapist?
Promoting63lung63health63and63welln
ess63Providing63patient63education
Assessing63the63patient’s63cardiopulmonary63health63stat
us63Selling63oxygen63(O2)63therapy63devices63to63patie
nts
163only
163and63463only
1,632,63and63363only
d.6 3 1,632,633,63and634
ANS:63 C
Respiratory63care63includes63the63assessment,63treatment,63management,63control,63diagnostic
63evaluation,63education,63and63care63of63patients63with63deficiencies63and63abnormalities63of6
3the63cardiopulmonary63system.63Respiratory63care63is63increasingly63involved63in63the63prev
ention63of63respiratory63disease,63the63management63of63patients63with63chronic63disease,63and63
promotion63of63health63and63wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:6 3 p.633 OBJ:63 1
Where6 3 are6 3 the6 3 majority6 3 of6 3 respiratory6 3 therapists6 3 employed?
Skilled63nursing63facilities63Di
a63gnostic63laboratories63Hosp
itals63or63acute63care63settings6
3Outpati63ent6 3 physician6 3 off
ices
ANS:6 3 C
Approximately6 3 75%6 3 of6 3 all6 3 respiratory6 3 therapists6 3 work6 3 in6 3 hospitals6 3 or6 3 other6 3 acute6
are6 3 settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 3 OBJ:6 3 1
Who6 3 is6 3 considered6 3 to6 3 be6 3 the6 3 “father6 3 of6 3 medicine”?
Hippocrates
63Galen63Er
as63istratus6
3Aris63totle
ANS:6 3 A
The6 3 foundation6 3 of6 3 modern6 3 Western6 3 medicine6 3 was6 3 laid6 3 in6 3 ancient6 3 Greece6 3
with6 3 the6 3 devel63opmentof6 3 the6 3 Hippocratic6 3 Corpus.6 3 This6 3 collection6 3 of6 3 ancient
6 3 medical6 3 writings6 3 is6 3 attri6 3 buted6 3 to6 3 the6 3 “father6 3 of6 3 medicine,”6 3 Hippocr
ates,6 3 a6 3 Greek6 3 physician6 3 who6 3 lived6 3 during63the6 3 fifth6 3 and6 3 fourth6 3 centurie
s6 3 BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp.6 3 3-4 OBJ:6 3 2
,Type6 3 here] Verified6 3 test6 3 bank [Type6 3 here
, In6 3 1662,6 3 a6 3 chemist6 3 published6 3 a6 3 book6 3 that6 3 described6 3 the6 3 relationship6 3 betwe
en6 3 gas,6 3 volu63me,6 3 andpressure.6 3 What6 3 was6 3 the6 3 chemist’s6 3 name?
SirjkIsaac63Newt
o63n63Robert6 3 B
oyle
Anthony63van6 3 Leeuwenhoek63Nic
ola63us6 3 Copernicus
ANS:6 3 B
The6 3 chemist,6 3 Robert6 3 Boyle,6 3 published6 3 what6 3 is6 3 now6 3 known6 3 as6 3 “Boyle’s6
3 law,”6 3 gover63ning6 3 therelationship6 3 between6 3 gas,6 3 volume,6 3 and6 3 pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 6 OBJ: 2
Who6 3 discovered6 3 O26 3 6 3 in6 3 17746 3 and6 3 described6 3 it6 3 as6 3 “dephlogisticated6 3 air”?
Robert6 3 Boyle6
3 J63acque6 3 Cha
rles63Thomas6 3
Beddoe63s63Josep
h6 3 Priestle63y
ANS:6 3 D
In6 3 1774,6 3 Joseph6 3 Priestley6 3 described6 3 his6 3 discovery6 3 of6 3 O2,6 3 which6 3 he6 3 called6
3 “dephlogistic63atedair.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp.6 3 6-7 OBJ:6 3 2
Who6 3 is6 3 credited6 3 with6 3 first6 3 describing6 3 the6 3 law6 3 of6 3 partial6 3 pressures6 3 for6 3 a6 3 gas6 3 mix
e?
John6 3 Dalton6
3 J63oseph6 3 Pre
stleyjk6 3 Jacque
6 3 Charle63s63T
homas6 3 You63
ng
ANS:6 3 A
John6 3 Dalton6 3 described6 3 his6 3 law6 3 of6 3 partial6 3 pressures6 3 for6 3 a6 3 gas6 3 mixture6 3 in6
3 18016 3 and6 3 his63atomictheory6 3 in6 3 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 7 OBJ:6 3 2
Who6 3 was6 3 the6 3 first6 3 scientist6 3 in6 3 18656 3 to6 3 suggest6 3 that6 3 microorganisms6 3 caused6 3 many6 3
seases?
Thomas63You
n63g63Louis63P
asteu63r63Henr
y63Grah63am63
Robert6 3 Ko63
ch
ANS:6 3 B
In6 3 1865,6 3 Louis6 3 Pasteur6 3 advanced6 3 his6 3 “germ6 3 theory”6 3 of6 3 disease,6 3 which6 3 hel
d6 3 that6 3 many63diseasesare6 3 caused6 3 by6 3 microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 7 OBJ:6 3 2
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter630163-63History63of63Respiratory63Care
Kacmarek63et63al.:63Egan’s63Fundamentals63of63Respiratory63 Care,6312th63Edition
MULTIPLE63CHOICE
Which63of63the63following63is63an63expected63role63of63a63respiratory63therapist?
Promoting63lung63health63and63welln
ess63Providing63patient63education
Assessing63the63patient’s63cardiopulmonary63health63stat
us63Selling63oxygen63(O2)63therapy63devices63to63patie
nts
163only
163and63463only
1,632,63and63363only
d.6 3 1,632,633,63and634
ANS:63 C
Respiratory63care63includes63the63assessment,63treatment,63management,63control,63diagnostic
63evaluation,63education,63and63care63of63patients63with63deficiencies63and63abnormalities63of6
3the63cardiopulmonary63system.63Respiratory63care63is63increasingly63involved63in63the63prev
ention63of63respiratory63disease,63the63management63of63patients63with63chronic63disease,63and63
promotion63of63health63and63wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:6 3 p.633 OBJ:63 1
Where6 3 are6 3 the6 3 majority6 3 of6 3 respiratory6 3 therapists6 3 employed?
Skilled63nursing63facilities63Di
a63gnostic63laboratories63Hosp
itals63or63acute63care63settings6
3Outpati63ent6 3 physician6 3 off
ices
ANS:6 3 C
Approximately6 3 75%6 3 of6 3 all6 3 respiratory6 3 therapists6 3 work6 3 in6 3 hospitals6 3 or6 3 other6 3 acute6
are6 3 settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 3 OBJ:6 3 1
Who6 3 is6 3 considered6 3 to6 3 be6 3 the6 3 “father6 3 of6 3 medicine”?
Hippocrates
63Galen63Er
as63istratus6
3Aris63totle
ANS:6 3 A
The6 3 foundation6 3 of6 3 modern6 3 Western6 3 medicine6 3 was6 3 laid6 3 in6 3 ancient6 3 Greece6 3
with6 3 the6 3 devel63opmentof6 3 the6 3 Hippocratic6 3 Corpus.6 3 This6 3 collection6 3 of6 3 ancient
6 3 medical6 3 writings6 3 is6 3 attri6 3 buted6 3 to6 3 the6 3 “father6 3 of6 3 medicine,”6 3 Hippocr
ates,6 3 a6 3 Greek6 3 physician6 3 who6 3 lived6 3 during63the6 3 fifth6 3 and6 3 fourth6 3 centurie
s6 3 BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp.6 3 3-4 OBJ:6 3 2
,Type6 3 here] Verified6 3 test6 3 bank [Type6 3 here
, In6 3 1662,6 3 a6 3 chemist6 3 published6 3 a6 3 book6 3 that6 3 described6 3 the6 3 relationship6 3 betwe
en6 3 gas,6 3 volu63me,6 3 andpressure.6 3 What6 3 was6 3 the6 3 chemist’s6 3 name?
SirjkIsaac63Newt
o63n63Robert6 3 B
oyle
Anthony63van6 3 Leeuwenhoek63Nic
ola63us6 3 Copernicus
ANS:6 3 B
The6 3 chemist,6 3 Robert6 3 Boyle,6 3 published6 3 what6 3 is6 3 now6 3 known6 3 as6 3 “Boyle’s6
3 law,”6 3 gover63ning6 3 therelationship6 3 between6 3 gas,6 3 volume,6 3 and6 3 pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 6 OBJ: 2
Who6 3 discovered6 3 O26 3 6 3 in6 3 17746 3 and6 3 described6 3 it6 3 as6 3 “dephlogisticated6 3 air”?
Robert6 3 Boyle6
3 J63acque6 3 Cha
rles63Thomas6 3
Beddoe63s63Josep
h6 3 Priestle63y
ANS:6 3 D
In6 3 1774,6 3 Joseph6 3 Priestley6 3 described6 3 his6 3 discovery6 3 of6 3 O2,6 3 which6 3 he6 3 called6
3 “dephlogistic63atedair.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp.6 3 6-7 OBJ:6 3 2
Who6 3 is6 3 credited6 3 with6 3 first6 3 describing6 3 the6 3 law6 3 of6 3 partial6 3 pressures6 3 for6 3 a6 3 gas6 3 mix
e?
John6 3 Dalton6
3 J63oseph6 3 Pre
stleyjk6 3 Jacque
6 3 Charle63s63T
homas6 3 You63
ng
ANS:6 3 A
John6 3 Dalton6 3 described6 3 his6 3 law6 3 of6 3 partial6 3 pressures6 3 for6 3 a6 3 gas6 3 mixture6 3 in6
3 18016 3 and6 3 his63atomictheory6 3 in6 3 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 7 OBJ:6 3 2
Who6 3 was6 3 the6 3 first6 3 scientist6 3 in6 3 18656 3 to6 3 suggest6 3 that6 3 microorganisms6 3 caused6 3 many6 3
seases?
Thomas63You
n63g63Louis63P
asteu63r63Henr
y63Grah63am63
Robert6 3 Ko63
ch
ANS:6 3 B
In6 3 1865,6 3 Louis6 3 Pasteur6 3 advanced6 3 his6 3 “germ6 3 theory”6 3 of6 3 disease,6 3 which6 3 hel
d6 3 that6 3 many63diseasesare6 3 caused6 3 by6 3 microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p.6 3 7 OBJ:6 3 2
