TEST BANK FOR EGAN'S FUNDAMENTALS OF
RESPIRATORY CARE, 13TH EDITION BY STOLLER,
KACMAREK, HEUER, VINES, CHATBURN &
MIRELES-CABODEVILA CHAPTERS 1-58 NEWEST
PRACTICE EXAM EDITION 2026/2027 – MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAM TYPE TEST QUESTIONS, 100%
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ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
CURRENTLY UPDATED 2026 | APPROVED
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A+ GRADE
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF RESPIRATORY CARE
(Chapters 1–6)
Chapter 1: History of Respiratory Care
Q1. Which of the following is an expected role of a
respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and wellness
2. Providing patient education
, 3. Assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health
status
4. Selling oxygen therapy devices to patients
A) 1 and 3 only
B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2, and 3
D) 2, 3, and 4
Rationale: Respiratory care includes assessment,
treatment, management, diagnostic evaluation,
education, and care of patients with
cardiopulmonary deficiencies. Selling oxygen
devices is not a core role of the RT.
Q2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists
employed?
A) Skilled nursing facilities
B) Diagnostic laboratories
C) Hospitals or acute care settings
D) Outpatient physician offices
,Rationale: Approximately 75% of all respiratory
therapists work in hospitals or other acute care
settings.
Q3. Who is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Hippocrates
B) Galen
C) Erasistratus
D) Aristotle
Rationale: The foundation of modern Western
medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
Hippocratic Corpus, attributed to Hippocrates.
Q4. The ancient Greek physician Galen is known for:
A) Describing the circulation of blood
B) His contributions to anatomy and physiology,
including the concept of "pneuma"
C) Inventing the stethoscope
D) Performing the first tracheostomy
Rationale: Galen contributed significantly to
anatomy and physiology, including the concept of
, pneuma (vital spirit) believed to be carried by the
blood.
Q5. In 1895, who discovered the x-ray?
A) Thomas Young
B) Louis Pasteur
C) William Roentgen
D) Joseph Priestley
Rationale: William Roentgen discovered the x-ray
in 1895, giving birth to modern radiologic imaging
sciences.
Q6. The polio epidemics of the mid-20th century
most significantly advanced respiratory therapy
through the development of:
A) The stethoscope
B) The iron lung (negative-pressure ventilation)
C) Antibiotics
D) Chest radiography
Rationale: The polio epidemics led to widespread
use of the iron lung, driving the development of
RESPIRATORY CARE, 13TH EDITION BY STOLLER,
KACMAREK, HEUER, VINES, CHATBURN &
MIRELES-CABODEVILA CHAPTERS 1-58 NEWEST
PRACTICE EXAM EDITION 2026/2027 – MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAM TYPE TEST QUESTIONS, 100%
APPROVED CERTIFICATION EXAM AND KEY
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
CURRENTLY UPDATED 2026 | APPROVED
SOLUTIONS, COMPLETE 100% STUDY GUIDE RATED
A+ GRADE
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF RESPIRATORY CARE
(Chapters 1–6)
Chapter 1: History of Respiratory Care
Q1. Which of the following is an expected role of a
respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and wellness
2. Providing patient education
, 3. Assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health
status
4. Selling oxygen therapy devices to patients
A) 1 and 3 only
B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2, and 3
D) 2, 3, and 4
Rationale: Respiratory care includes assessment,
treatment, management, diagnostic evaluation,
education, and care of patients with
cardiopulmonary deficiencies. Selling oxygen
devices is not a core role of the RT.
Q2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists
employed?
A) Skilled nursing facilities
B) Diagnostic laboratories
C) Hospitals or acute care settings
D) Outpatient physician offices
,Rationale: Approximately 75% of all respiratory
therapists work in hospitals or other acute care
settings.
Q3. Who is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Hippocrates
B) Galen
C) Erasistratus
D) Aristotle
Rationale: The foundation of modern Western
medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
Hippocratic Corpus, attributed to Hippocrates.
Q4. The ancient Greek physician Galen is known for:
A) Describing the circulation of blood
B) His contributions to anatomy and physiology,
including the concept of "pneuma"
C) Inventing the stethoscope
D) Performing the first tracheostomy
Rationale: Galen contributed significantly to
anatomy and physiology, including the concept of
, pneuma (vital spirit) believed to be carried by the
blood.
Q5. In 1895, who discovered the x-ray?
A) Thomas Young
B) Louis Pasteur
C) William Roentgen
D) Joseph Priestley
Rationale: William Roentgen discovered the x-ray
in 1895, giving birth to modern radiologic imaging
sciences.
Q6. The polio epidemics of the mid-20th century
most significantly advanced respiratory therapy
through the development of:
A) The stethoscope
B) The iron lung (negative-pressure ventilation)
C) Antibiotics
D) Chest radiography
Rationale: The polio epidemics led to widespread
use of the iron lung, driving the development of
