Test Bank for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 13th Edition by James K. Stoller, Albert J. Heuer, David L. Vines, Robert L. Chatburn|9780323931991|All Chapters 1-58|LATEST

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MULTIPLE CHOICE n3




Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellness n3 n3 n3 n3


Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selli
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ng oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 and 4 only
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1, 2, and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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ANS: C n3


Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
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ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopul
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monary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory d
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isease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellne
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DIF: Recall REF: n 3 p. 3 n3 OBJ: 1 n3




Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag n3 n3 n3


nostic laboratories Hospitals o n3 n3 n3


r acute care settings Outpatient
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physician offices
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ANS: C n3


Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: n 3 p. 3 n3 OBJ: 1 n3




Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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en Erasistratus
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Aristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmen
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t of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
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“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourt
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h centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: n 3 pp. 3-4 n3 OBJ: 2 n3




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