Egan's Chapter 1- History of Respiratory Care Exam Questions & Answers Already Graded A+

Egan's Chapter 1- History of Respiratory Care Exam Questions & Answers Already Graded A+ RC in Ancient Times - Cultures developed herbal remedies to combat disease Respiratory Care (Definition) - Health discipline specializing in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary health Respiratory Therapists - Practitioners of respiratory care focused on identifying, preventing and treating dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system Hippocrates - 4th century BC Greek physician/ father of medicine. Called for physicians to follow ethical principles. Stated that air contains an essential substance (Oxygen) 4 Essential Fluids - (Hippocrates) Plegmn, blood, yellow bile and black bile Composition of Air - 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% trace gases Aristotle - 4th century BC philosopher/ first great biologist. Knowledge gained by observation Erasistratus - 4th century BC philosopher/ father of physiology. Developed Pneumatic Theory of Respiration in Egypt Pneumatic Theory of Respiration - Air/ pneuma enters the lungs and goes to the heart