Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
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Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
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100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
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Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellness aq aq aq aq aq
Providing patient education aq aq
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health statusSelling aq aq aq aq aq aq a
oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1, 2, and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalua
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tion, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmon
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ary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease,
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the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag aq aq aq
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acute care settingsOutpatient p aq aq aq aq
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq
DIF: Recall REF: a q p. 3 aq OBJ: 1 aq
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmento
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f the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―fath
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er of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuri
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es BC. aq
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, andp
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ressure. What was the chemist’s name? aq aq aq aq aq
Sir Isaac Newton aq aq aq
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Copernicus
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing ther
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elationship between gas, volume, and pressure. aq aq aq aq aq
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticatedair.‖
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Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomictheo
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ry in 1808.
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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ANS: B aq
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseasesa
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re caused by microorganisms.
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Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imagingsciences was born.
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DIF: Recall REF: a q p. 7 aq OBJ: 2 aq
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp aq aq aq
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol the
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rapy to patients. aq aq
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. aq aq aq aq
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The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
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Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907. aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq
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When was the first Venti-
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mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and40% O2?
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The Campbell Venti- aq aq
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2,was introduced in 19
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