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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
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,Chapter770177-77History77of77Respiratory77Care
Kacmarek77et77al.:77Egan’s77Fundamentals77of77Respiratory77 Care,7712th77Edition
MULTIPLE77CHOICE
Which77of77the77following77is77an77expected77role77of77a77respiratory77therapist?
Promoting77lung77health77and77welln
ess77Providing77patient77education
Assessing77the77patient’s77cardiopulmonary77health77stat
us77Selling77oxygen77(O2)77therapy77devices77to77patie
nts
177only
177and77477only
1,772,77and77377only
d.7 7 1,772,773,77and774
ANS:77 C
Respiratory77care77includes77the77assessment,77treatment,77management,77control,77diagnostic
77evaluation,77education,77and77care77of77patients77with77deficiencies77and77abnormalities77of7
7the77cardiopulmonary77system.77Respiratory77care77is77increasingly77involved77in77the77prev
ention77of77respiratory77disease,77the77management77of77patients77with77chronic77disease,77and77
promotion77of77health77and77wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:7 7 p.773 OBJ:77 1
Where7 7 are7 7 the7 7 majority7 7 of7 7 respiratory7 7 therapists7 7 employed?
Skilled77nursing77facilities77Di
a77gnostic77laboratories77Hosp
itals77or77acute77care77settings7
7Outpati77ent7 7 physician7 7 off
ices
ANS:7 7 C
Approximately7 7 75%7 7 of7 7 all7 7 respiratory7 7 therapists7 7 work7 7 in7 7 hospitals7 7 or7 7 other7 7 acute7
are7 7 settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 3 OBJ:7 7 1
Who7 7 is7 7 considered7 7 to7 7 be7 7 the7 7 “father7 7 of7 7 medicine”?
Hippocrates
77Galen77Er
as77istratus7
7Aris77totle
ANS:7 7 A
The7 7 foundation7 7 of7 7 modern7 7 Western7 7 medicine7 7 was7 7 laid7 7 in7 7 ancient7 7 Greece7 7
with7 7 the7 7 devel77opmentof7 7 the7 7 Hippocratic7 7 Corpus.7 7 This7 7 collection7 7 of7 7 ancient
7 7 medical7 7 writings7 7 is7 7 attri7 7 buted7 7 to7 7 the7 7 “father7 7 of7 7 medicine,”7 7 Hippocr
ates,7 7 a7 7 Greek7 7 physician7 7 who7 7 lived7 7 during77the7 7 fifth7 7 and7 7 fourth7 7 centurie
s7 7 BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp.7 7 3-4 OBJ:7 7 2
,Type7 7 here] Verified7 7 test7 7 bank [Type7 7 here
, In7 7 1662,7 7 a7 7 chemist7 7 published7 7 a7 7 book7 7 that7 7 described7 7 the7 7 relationship7 7 betwe
en7 7 gas,7 7 volu77me,7 7 andpressure.7 7 What7 7 was7 7 the7 7 chemist’s7 7 name?
SirjkIsaac77Newt
o77n77Robert7 7 B
oyle
Anthony77van7 7 Leeuwenhoek77Nic
ola77us7 7 Copernicus
ANS:7 7 B
The7 7 chemist,7 7 Robert7 7 Boyle,7 7 published7 7 what7 7 is7 7 now7 7 known7 7 as7 7 “Boyle’s7
7 law,”7 7 gover77ning7 7 therelationship7 7 between7 7 gas,7 7 volume,7 7 and7 7 pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 6 OBJ: 2
Who7 7 discovered7 7 O27 7 7 7 in7 7 17747 7 and7 7 described7 7 it7 7 as7 7 “dephlogisticated7 7 air”?
Robert7 7 Boyle7
7 J77acque7 7 Cha
rles77Thomas7 7
Beddoe77s77Josep
h7 7 Priestle77y
ANS:7 7 D
In7 7 1774,7 7 Joseph7 7 Priestley7 7 described7 7 his7 7 discovery7 7 of7 7 O2,7 7 which7 7 he7 7 called7
7 “dephlogistic77atedair.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp.7 7 6-7 OBJ:7 7 2
Who7 7 is7 7 credited7 7 with7 7 first7 7 describing7 7 the7 7 law7 7 of7 7 partial7 7 pressures7 7 for7 7 a7 7 gas7 7 mix
e?
John7 7 Dalton7
7 J77oseph7 7 Pre
stleyjk7 7 Jacque
7 7 Charle77s77T
homas7 7 You77
ng
ANS:7 7 A
John7 7 Dalton7 7 described7 7 his7 7 law7 7 of7 7 partial7 7 pressures7 7 for7 7 a7 7 gas7 7 mixture7 7 in7
7 18017 7 and7 7 his77atomictheory7 7 in7 7 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 7 OBJ:7 7 2
Who7 7 was7 7 the7 7 first7 7 scientist7 7 in7 7 18657 7 to7 7 suggest7 7 that7 7 microorganisms7 7 caused7 7 many7 7
seases?
Thomas77You
n77g77Louis77P
asteu77r77Henr
y77Grah77am77
Robert7 7 Ko77
ch
ANS:7 7 B
In7 7 1865,7 7 Louis7 7 Pasteur7 7 advanced7 7 his7 7 “germ7 7 theory”7 7 of7 7 disease,7 7 which7 7 hel
d7 7 that7 7 many77diseasesare7 7 caused7 7 by7 7 microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 7 OBJ:7 7 2
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter770177-77History77of77Respiratory77Care
Kacmarek77et77al.:77Egan’s77Fundamentals77of77Respiratory77 Care,7712th77Edition
MULTIPLE77CHOICE
Which77of77the77following77is77an77expected77role77of77a77respiratory77therapist?
Promoting77lung77health77and77welln
ess77Providing77patient77education
Assessing77the77patient’s77cardiopulmonary77health77stat
us77Selling77oxygen77(O2)77therapy77devices77to77patie
nts
177only
177and77477only
1,772,77and77377only
d.7 7 1,772,773,77and774
ANS:77 C
Respiratory77care77includes77the77assessment,77treatment,77management,77control,77diagnostic
77evaluation,77education,77and77care77of77patients77with77deficiencies77and77abnormalities77of7
7the77cardiopulmonary77system.77Respiratory77care77is77increasingly77involved77in77the77prev
ention77of77respiratory77disease,77the77management77of77patients77with77chronic77disease,77and77
promotion77of77health77and77wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:7 7 p.773 OBJ:77 1
Where7 7 are7 7 the7 7 majority7 7 of7 7 respiratory7 7 therapists7 7 employed?
Skilled77nursing77facilities77Di
a77gnostic77laboratories77Hosp
itals77or77acute77care77settings7
7Outpati77ent7 7 physician7 7 off
ices
ANS:7 7 C
Approximately7 7 75%7 7 of7 7 all7 7 respiratory7 7 therapists7 7 work7 7 in7 7 hospitals7 7 or7 7 other7 7 acute7
are7 7 settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 3 OBJ:7 7 1
Who7 7 is7 7 considered7 7 to7 7 be7 7 the7 7 “father7 7 of7 7 medicine”?
Hippocrates
77Galen77Er
as77istratus7
7Aris77totle
ANS:7 7 A
The7 7 foundation7 7 of7 7 modern7 7 Western7 7 medicine7 7 was7 7 laid7 7 in7 7 ancient7 7 Greece7 7
with7 7 the7 7 devel77opmentof7 7 the7 7 Hippocratic7 7 Corpus.7 7 This7 7 collection7 7 of7 7 ancient
7 7 medical7 7 writings7 7 is7 7 attri7 7 buted7 7 to7 7 the7 7 “father7 7 of7 7 medicine,”7 7 Hippocr
ates,7 7 a7 7 Greek7 7 physician7 7 who7 7 lived7 7 during77the7 7 fifth7 7 and7 7 fourth7 7 centurie
s7 7 BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp.7 7 3-4 OBJ:7 7 2
,Type7 7 here] Verified7 7 test7 7 bank [Type7 7 here
, In7 7 1662,7 7 a7 7 chemist7 7 published7 7 a7 7 book7 7 that7 7 described7 7 the7 7 relationship7 7 betwe
en7 7 gas,7 7 volu77me,7 7 andpressure.7 7 What7 7 was7 7 the7 7 chemist’s7 7 name?
SirjkIsaac77Newt
o77n77Robert7 7 B
oyle
Anthony77van7 7 Leeuwenhoek77Nic
ola77us7 7 Copernicus
ANS:7 7 B
The7 7 chemist,7 7 Robert7 7 Boyle,7 7 published7 7 what7 7 is7 7 now7 7 known7 7 as7 7 “Boyle’s7
7 law,”7 7 gover77ning7 7 therelationship7 7 between7 7 gas,7 7 volume,7 7 and7 7 pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 6 OBJ: 2
Who7 7 discovered7 7 O27 7 7 7 in7 7 17747 7 and7 7 described7 7 it7 7 as7 7 “dephlogisticated7 7 air”?
Robert7 7 Boyle7
7 J77acque7 7 Cha
rles77Thomas7 7
Beddoe77s77Josep
h7 7 Priestle77y
ANS:7 7 D
In7 7 1774,7 7 Joseph7 7 Priestley7 7 described7 7 his7 7 discovery7 7 of7 7 O2,7 7 which7 7 he7 7 called7
7 “dephlogistic77atedair.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp.7 7 6-7 OBJ:7 7 2
Who7 7 is7 7 credited7 7 with7 7 first7 7 describing7 7 the7 7 law7 7 of7 7 partial7 7 pressures7 7 for7 7 a7 7 gas7 7 mix
e?
John7 7 Dalton7
7 J77oseph7 7 Pre
stleyjk7 7 Jacque
7 7 Charle77s77T
homas7 7 You77
ng
ANS:7 7 A
John7 7 Dalton7 7 described7 7 his7 7 law7 7 of7 7 partial7 7 pressures7 7 for7 7 a7 7 gas7 7 mixture7 7 in7
7 18017 7 and7 7 his77atomictheory7 7 in7 7 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 7 OBJ:7 7 2
Who7 7 was7 7 the7 7 first7 7 scientist7 7 in7 7 18657 7 to7 7 suggest7 7 that7 7 microorganisms7 7 caused7 7 many7 7
seases?
Thomas77You
n77g77Louis77P
asteu77r77Henr
y77Grah77am77
Robert7 7 Ko77
ch
ANS:7 7 B
In7 7 1865,7 7 Louis7 7 Pasteur7 7 advanced7 7 his7 7 “germ7 7 theory”7 7 of7 7 disease,7 7 which7 7 hel
d7 7 that7 7 many77diseasesare7 7 caused7 7 by7 7 microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 7 7 OBJ:7 7 2
