Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
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Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek ndet ndal.: ndEgan’s ndFundamentals ndof ndRespiratory ndCare, nd12th ndEdition
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Which ndof ndthe ndfollowing ndis ndan ndexpected ndrole ndof nda ndrespiratoryndtherapist?
Promoting ndlung ndhealth ndand
ndwellness ndProviding ndpatient
ndeducation
Assessing ndthendpatient’s ndcardiopulmonaryndhealth ndstatus
ndSelling ndoxygen nd(O2) ndtherapy nddevices ndto ndpatients
1 ndonly
1 ndand nd4 ndonly
1, nd2, ndand nd3 ndonly
d. n d 1, nd2, nd3, ndand nd4
ANS: n d C
Respiratory ndcare ndincludes ndthe ndassessment, ndtreatment, ndmanagement, ndcontrol, nddiagnostic
ndevaluation, ndeducation, ndand ndcare ndof ndpatients ndwith nddeficiencies ndand ndabnormalities ndof ndthe
ndcardiopulmonary ndsystem. ndRespiratory ndcare ndis ndincreasingly ndinvolved ndin ndthe ndprevention
ndof ndrespiratorynddisease, ndthe ndmanagement ndof ndpatients ndwith ndchronic nddisease, ndand ndpromotion
ndof ndhealth ndand ndwellness.
DIF: Recall REF: n d p. nd3 OBJ: nd 1
Where ndare ndthe ndmajorityndof ndrespiratoryndtherapists ndemployed?
Skilled ndnursing ndfacilities
ndDiagnostic ndlaboratories
ndHospitals ndor ndacute ndcare
ndsettings ndOutpatient
ndphysician ndoffices
ANS: n d C
Approximatelynd75% ndof ndall ndrespiratoryndtherapists ndwork ndin ndhospitals ndor ndother ndacute ndcare ndsettings.
DIF: Recall REF: n d p. nd3 OBJ: nd 1
Who ndis ndconsidered ndto ndbe ndthe nd―father ndof ndmedicine‖?
Hippocrates
ndGalen
ndErasistratus
ndAristotle
ANS: n d A
The ndfoundation ndofndmodern ndWestern ndmedicine ndwas ndlaid ndin ndancient ndGreece ndwith ndthe
nddevelopment ndof ndthe ndHippocratic ndCorpus. ndThis ndcollection ndof ndancient ndmedical ndwritings
ndis ndattributed ndto ndthe nd―father ndof ndmedicine,‖ ndHippocrates, nda ndGreek ndphysician ndwho ndlived
ndduring ndthe ndfifth ndand ndfourth ndcenturies ndBC.
DIF: Recall REF: n d pp. nd3-4 OBJ: n d 2
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, In nd1662, nda ndchemist ndpublished nda ndbook ndthat nddescribed ndthe ndrelationship ndbetween ndgas, ndvolume,
ndand ndpressure. ndWhat ndwas ndthe ndchemist’s ndname?
SirndIsaacndNewton
ndRobert ndBoyle
Anthonyndvan ndLeeuwenhoek
ndNicolaus ndCopernicus
ANS: n d B
The ndchemist, ndRobert ndBoyle, ndpublished ndwhat ndis ndnow ndknown ndas nd―Boyle’s ndlaw,‖ ndgoverning
ndthe ndrelationship ndbetween ndgas, ndvolume, ndand ndpressure.
DIF: Recall REF: n d p. nd6 OBJ: n d 2
Who nddiscovered ndO2 n d in nd1774 ndand nddescribed ndit ndas nd―dephlogisticated ndair‖?
Robert ndBoyle
ndJacque ndCharles
ndThomas ndBeddoes
ndJoseph ndPriestley
ANS: n d D
In nd1774, ndJoseph ndPriestley nddescribed ndhis nddiscoveryndof ndO2, ndwhich ndhe ndcalled
nd―dephlogisticated ndair.‖
DIF: Recall REF: n d pp. nd6-7 OBJ: n d 2
Who ndis ndcredited ndwith ndfirst nddescribing ndthe ndlaw ndof ndpartial ndpressures ndfor nda ndgas ndmixture?
John ndDalton
ndJoseph ndPrestley
ndJacque ndCharles
ndThomas ndYoung
ANS: n d A
John ndDalton nddescribed ndhis ndlaw ndof ndpartial ndpressures ndfor nda ndgas ndmixture ndin nd1801 ndand ndhis
ndatomic ndtheory ndin nd1808.
DIF: Recall REF: n d p. nd7 OBJ: nd 2
Who ndwas ndthe ndfirst ndscientist ndin nd1865 ndto ndsuggest ndthat ndmicroorganisms ndcaused ndmanynddiseases?
Thomas
ndYoung ndLouis
ndPasteur
ndHenry
ndGraham
ndRobert ndKoch
ANS: n d B
In nd1865, ndLouis ndPasteur ndadvanced ndhis nd―germ ndtheory‖ ndof nddisease, ndwhich ndheld ndthat ndmany
nddiseases ndare ndcaused ndby ndmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: n d p. nd7 OBJ: nd 2
Who nddiscovered ndthe ndx-ray ndand ndopened ndthe nddoor ndfor ndthe ndmodern ndfield ndof ndradiology?
John ndDalton
ndWilliam
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