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TEST BANK FOR Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 11th Edition by Robert M. Kacmarek, James K. Stoller & Albert J. Heuer , ISBN: 9780323341363 |All Chapters Covered| Guide A+

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for Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 11th Edition by Kacmarek and
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h1 Stoller|| All Chapters 1-56||CompleteA+Guide
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,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness h1 h1 h1 h1


2. Providing patient education h1 h1


3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
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4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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a. 1 only h1


b. 1 and 4 only h1 h1 h1


c. 1, 2, and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4h1 h1 h1 h1




ANSWER: h 1 C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
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evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
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cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
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respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion
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of health and wellness.
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2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities h1 h1


b. Diagnostic laboratories h1


c. Hospitals or acute care settings h1 h1 h1 h1


d. Outpatient physician offices h1 h1




ANSWER: h 1 C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care
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settings.
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3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
ANSWER: h 1 A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
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development of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is
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attributed to the “father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived
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during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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,4. In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas,
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h1 volume, and pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
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a. Sir Isaac Newton
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b. Robert Boyle h1


c. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek h1 h1


d. Nicolaus Copernicus h1




ANSWER: h 1 B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the
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relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
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5. Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
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a. Robert Boyle h1


b. Jacque Charles h1


c. Thomas Beddoes h1


d. Joseph Priestley h1




ANSWER: h 1 D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called
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“dephlogisticated air.”
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6. Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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a. John Dalton h1


b. Joseph Prestley h1


c. Jacque Charles h1


d. Thomas Young h1




ANSWER: h 1 A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his
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atomic theory in 1808.
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7. Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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a. Thomas Young h1


b. Louis Pasteur h1


c. Henry Graham h1


d. Robert Koch h1




ANSWER: h 1 B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many
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diseases are caused by microorganisms.
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8. Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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a. John Dalton h1


b. William Smith h1

, c. William Roentgen h1


d. Thomas Young h1




ANSWER: h 1 C
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging
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sciences was born.
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9. What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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a. Provide airway care. h1 h1


b. Support O2 therapy. h1 h1


c. Aerosol therapy to patients. h1 h1 h1


d. Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. h1 h1 h1 h1




ANSWER: h 1 B
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 techniciANSWER.
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10. When did the designation “respiratory therapist” become standard?
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a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANSWER: h 1 C
In 1974, the designation “respiratory therapist” became standard.
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11. Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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a. Robert Dalton h1


b. David Boyle h1


c. Thomas Anderson h1


d. Karl von Linde h1 h1




ANSWER: h 1 D
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
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12. When was the first Venti-mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%,
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35%, and 40% O2?
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a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANSWER: h 1 C
The Campbell Venti-mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40%
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O2, was introduced in 1960.
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