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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS

, 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 rk rk rk rk r


Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Sellin
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g 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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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 cardiopulmo
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nary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory diseas
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e, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag rk rk rk


nostic laboratories Hospitals or rk rk rk


acute care settings Outpatient
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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Hippocrates Gal rk


en Erasistratus A
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ristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
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of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “f
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ather of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth ce
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pres
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sure. What was the chemist’s name?
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the rela
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
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Robert Boyle Jac rk rk


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In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticated
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air.”

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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 Jos rk rk


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John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic the
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Thomas Young rk r


Louis Pasteur
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Robert Koch
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In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many diseases a
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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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John Dalton rk rk


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In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
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What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp rk rk rk


ort O2 therapy. Aerosol the
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rapy to patients. rk rk


Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. rk rk rk rk




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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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a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
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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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Robert Dalton Da rk rk


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s Anderson Karl v
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Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907. rk rk rk rk rk rk rk rk rk rk rk




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When was the first Venti-
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mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
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a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
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The Campbell Venti- rk rk


mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in 1
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960.

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James K. Stoller, Albert J. Heuer, David L. Vines, Robert L. Chatburn, Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila Egan\'s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
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