TEST BANK
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th edition by
Robert M. kacmarek.
,````````````` 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`statusS̀ellin
g`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`evaluat
ion,`education,`and`care`of`patients`with`deficiencies`and`abnormalities`of`the`cardiopulmona
ry`system.`Respiratory`care`is`increasingly`involved`in`the`prevention`of`respiratory`disease,`t
he`management`of`patients`with`chronic`disease,`and`promotion`of`healthànd`wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`3 OBJ:` 1
Where`are`the`majority`of`respiratory`therapists`employed?
Skilled`nursing`facilities`Diagn
ostic`laboratories`Hospitals`or`a
cute`care`settings`Outpatient`ph
ysician`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`Erasi
stratus`Arist
otle
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`―fat
her`of`medicine,‖`Hippocrates,`a`Greek`physician`who`lived`during`the`fifth`and`fourth`centur
ies`BC.
DIF: Recall REF:` pp.`3-4 OBJ:` 2
,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`Nicolau
s`Copernicus
ANS:` B
The`chemist,`Robert`Boyle,`published`what`is`now`known`as`―Boyle’s`law,‖`governing`ther̀
elationship`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`Jac
que`Charles`Tho
mas`BeddoesJ̀os
eph`Priestley
ANS:` D
In`1774,`Joseph`Priestley`described`his`discovery`of`O2,`which`he`called`―dephlogisticatedàir.‖
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`Jo
seph`PrestleyJ̀a
cque`Charles`Th
omas`Young
ANS:` A
John`Dalton`described`his`law`of`partial`pressures`for`a`gas`mixture`in`1801`and`his`atomict̀he
ory`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`diseasesà
re`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`Will
iam`Smith
, William`Roentgen`
Thomas`Young
ANS:` C
In`1895,`William`Roentgen`discovered`the`x-
ray`and`the`modern`field`of`radiologic`imagings̀ciences`was`born.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 2
What`was`the`primary`duty`of`the`first`inhalation`therapists?
Provide`airway`care.`Supp
ort`O2`therapy.`Aerosol`ther
apy`to`patients.
Maintain`patients`on`mechanical`ventilation.
ANS:` B
The`first`inhalation`therapists`were`really`just`O2` technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 3
When`did`the`designation`―respiratory`therapist‖`become`standard?
a. 1954
b.``` 1964
c. 1974
d.``` 1984
ANS:` C
In`1974,`the`designation`―respiratory`therapist‖`became`standard.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 3
Who`was`the`first`to`develop`the`large-scale`production`of`O2` in`1907?
Robert`Dalton`Da
vid`Boyle`Thomas
`Anderson`Karl`vo
n`Linde
ANS:` D
Large-scale`production`of`O2` was`developed`by`Karl`von`Linde`in`1907.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 4
When`was`the`first`Venti-
mask`introduced`that`allows`the`precise`delivery`of`24%,`28%,`35%,and4̀0%`O2?
a. 1945
b.``` 1954
c. 1960
d.``` 1972
ANS:` C
The`Campbell`Venti-
mask,`which`allowed`the`administration`of`24%,`28%,`35%,`or`40%`O2,`was`introduced`in`196
0.
Type`here] Verified`test`bank [Type`here]
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th edition by
Robert M. kacmarek.
,````````````` 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`statusS̀ellin
g`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`evaluat
ion,`education,`and`care`of`patients`with`deficiencies`and`abnormalities`of`the`cardiopulmona
ry`system.`Respiratory`care`is`increasingly`involved`in`the`prevention`of`respiratory`disease,`t
he`management`of`patients`with`chronic`disease,`and`promotion`of`healthànd`wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`3 OBJ:` 1
Where`are`the`majority`of`respiratory`therapists`employed?
Skilled`nursing`facilities`Diagn
ostic`laboratories`Hospitals`or`a
cute`care`settings`Outpatient`ph
ysician`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`Erasi
stratus`Arist
otle
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`―fat
her`of`medicine,‖`Hippocrates,`a`Greek`physician`who`lived`during`the`fifth`and`fourth`centur
ies`BC.
DIF: Recall REF:` pp.`3-4 OBJ:` 2
,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`Nicolau
s`Copernicus
ANS:` B
The`chemist,`Robert`Boyle,`published`what`is`now`known`as`―Boyle’s`law,‖`governing`ther̀
elationship`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`Jac
que`Charles`Tho
mas`BeddoesJ̀os
eph`Priestley
ANS:` D
In`1774,`Joseph`Priestley`described`his`discovery`of`O2,`which`he`called`―dephlogisticatedàir.‖
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`Jo
seph`PrestleyJ̀a
cque`Charles`Th
omas`Young
ANS:` A
John`Dalton`described`his`law`of`partial`pressures`for`a`gas`mixture`in`1801`and`his`atomict̀he
ory`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`diseasesà
re`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`Will
iam`Smith
, William`Roentgen`
Thomas`Young
ANS:` C
In`1895,`William`Roentgen`discovered`the`x-
ray`and`the`modern`field`of`radiologic`imagings̀ciences`was`born.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 2
What`was`the`primary`duty`of`the`first`inhalation`therapists?
Provide`airway`care.`Supp
ort`O2`therapy.`Aerosol`ther
apy`to`patients.
Maintain`patients`on`mechanical`ventilation.
ANS:` B
The`first`inhalation`therapists`were`really`just`O2` technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 3
When`did`the`designation`―respiratory`therapist‖`become`standard?
a. 1954
b.``` 1964
c. 1974
d.``` 1984
ANS:` C
In`1974,`the`designation`―respiratory`therapist‖`became`standard.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 3
Who`was`the`first`to`develop`the`large-scale`production`of`O2` in`1907?
Robert`Dalton`Da
vid`Boyle`Thomas
`Anderson`Karl`vo
n`Linde
ANS:` D
Large-scale`production`of`O2` was`developed`by`Karl`von`Linde`in`1907.
DIF: Recall REF:` p.`7 OBJ:` 4
When`was`the`first`Venti-
mask`introduced`that`allows`the`precise`delivery`of`24%,`28%,`35%,and4̀0%`O2?
a. 1945
b.``` 1954
c. 1960
d.``` 1972
ANS:` C
The`Campbell`Venti-
mask,`which`allowed`the`administration`of`24%,`28%,`35%,`or`40%`O2,`was`introduced`in`196
0.
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