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Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
x x x x x x
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
x x x x x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
x x x x x x x x x x x
Promoting lung health and wellness x x x x x
Providing patient education x x
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selling
x x x x x x
oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
x x x x x x
1 only x
1 and 4 only
x x x
1, 2, and 3 only
x x x x
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
x x x x x
Mbuthia
ANS: C x
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluatio
x x x x x x x x x
n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sy
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
stem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the man
DIF:
x
agement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
Recall
x x
x
x
x
REF: p. 3
x
x
x
M x
x
x
x
OBJ: 1
x
x
x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x x x
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
x
Skilled nursing facilities Diagn
ostic laboratories Hospitals or a
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
x
W x
x x
cute care settings Outpatient ph
x x x
M x
ysician offices x
ANS: C x
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 x x OBJ: 1 x
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
x x x x x x x x
Hippocrates Gale x
n Erasistratus Ari
x x
stotle
ANS: A x
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―father o
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
f medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e. What was the chemist’s name?
x x x x x
Sir Isaac Newton
x x x
Robert Boyle x
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicolau x x x
s Copernicus
x
ANS: B x
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the relatio
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nship between gas, volume, and pressure.
x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
x x x x x x x x x x
Robert Boyle Jacq x x
ue Charles Thoma
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s Beddoes Joseph
x x x
Priestley
ANS: D x
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticated air
.‖
x x x x
M x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
x
John Dalton Jose
ph Prestley Jacqu
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
W x x x x x x x x x
e Charles Thoma
x x M
s Young
x
ANS: A x
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic theory
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
in 1808.
x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Thomas Young x x
Louis Pasteur x x
Henry Graham x x
Robert Koch x
ANS: B x
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
caused by microorganisms. x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
John Dalton x x
William Smith x
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Thomas Young x
ANS: C x
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
x x x x x x
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x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
x x x x x x x x x
Provide airway care. Suppo x x x
rt O2 therapy. Aerosol thera
x x x x
py to patients.
x x
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. x x x x
ANS: B x
Mbuthia
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 3 x
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
x
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
x x x
M x x x
d. 1984
ANS: C x
In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
x x x x
W x x x
DIF:
x
Recall
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
x x x x
REF: p. 7
x
x
x
M x
x
OBJ: 3 x
x x x x
Robert Dalton Da x x
vid Boyle Thomas x x x
Anderson Karl vo x x
n Linde
x
ANS: D x
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 4 x
When was the first Venti-
x x x x
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C x
The Campbell Venti- x x
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in 1960.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Type here]
x Verified test bank x x [Type here]
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x x x x x x
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
x x x x x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
x x x x x x x x x x x
Promoting lung health and wellness x x x x x
Providing patient education x x
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selling
x x x x x x
oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
x x x x x x
1 only x
1 and 4 only
x x x
1, 2, and 3 only
x x x x
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
x x x x x
Mbuthia
ANS: C x
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluatio
x x x x x x x x x
n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sy
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
stem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the man
DIF:
x
agement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
Recall
x x
x
x
x
REF: p. 3
x
x
x
M x
x
x
x
OBJ: 1
x
x
x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x x x
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
x
Skilled nursing facilities Diagn
ostic laboratories Hospitals or a
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
x
W x
x x
cute care settings Outpatient ph
x x x
M x
ysician offices x
ANS: C x
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 x x OBJ: 1 x
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
x x x x x x x x
Hippocrates Gale x
n Erasistratus Ari
x x
stotle
ANS: A x
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―father o
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
f medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 x x OBJ: 2 x
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x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e. What was the chemist’s name?
x x x x x
Sir Isaac Newton
x x x
Robert Boyle x
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicolau x x x
s Copernicus
x
ANS: B x
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the relatio
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nship between gas, volume, and pressure.
x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
x x x x x x x x x x
Robert Boyle Jacq x x
ue Charles Thoma
Mbuthia
x x
s Beddoes Joseph
x x x
Priestley
ANS: D x
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticated air
.‖
x x x x
M x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
x
John Dalton Jose
ph Prestley Jacqu
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
W x x x x x x x x x
e Charles Thoma
x x M
s Young
x
ANS: A x
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic theory
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
in 1808.
x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Thomas Young x x
Louis Pasteur x x
Henry Graham x x
Robert Koch x
ANS: B x
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
caused by microorganisms. x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
John Dalton x x
William Smith x
Type here]
x Verified test bank x x [Type here]
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Thomas Young x
ANS: C x
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
x x x x x x
ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 2 x
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
x x x x x x x x x
Provide airway care. Suppo x x x
rt O2 therapy. Aerosol thera
x x x x
py to patients.
x x
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. x x x x
ANS: B x
Mbuthia
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 3 x
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
x
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
x x x
M x x x
d. 1984
ANS: C x
In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
x x x x
W x x x
DIF:
x
Recall
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
x x x x
REF: p. 7
x
x
x
M x
x
OBJ: 3 x
x x x x
Robert Dalton Da x x
vid Boyle Thomas x x x
Anderson Karl vo x x
n Linde
x
ANS: D x
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 x x OBJ: 4 x
When was the first Venti-
x x x x
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C x
The Campbell Venti- x x
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in 1960.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Type here]
x Verified test bank x x [Type here]
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