, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th 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 Ni Ni Ni Ni
Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selli
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ng 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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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
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ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopul
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monary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory d
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isease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellne
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ss.
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 3 Ni OBJ: 1 Ni
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag Ni Ni Ni
nostic laboratories Hospitals oNi Ni Ni
r acute care settings Outpatient
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physician offices
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 3 Ni OBJ: 1 Ni
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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Hippocrates Gal Ni
en Erasistratus
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Aristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmen
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t of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
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―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourt
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h centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: N i pp. 3-4 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pr
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essure. What was the chemist’s name? Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Sir Isaac Newton Ni Ni N
Robert Boyle
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the re
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lationship between gas, volume, and pressure. Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 6 Ni OBJ: 2 N i
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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Robert Boyle Jac Ni Ni
que Charles Tho Ni Ni
mas Beddoes Jose Ni Ni
ph Priestley Ni
ANS: D Ni
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticate
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d air.‖
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DIF: Recall REF: N i pp. 6-7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton Jos Ni Ni
eph Prestley Jac Ni Ni
que Charles Tho Ni Ni
mas Young Ni
ANS: A Ni
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic t
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heory in 1808. Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Thomas Young Ni
Louis Pasteur
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Henry Graham
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Robert Koch
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ANS: B Ni
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases
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are caused by microorganisms.
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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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John Dalton Ni Ni
William Smith Ni
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, William Roentgen Ni
Thomas Young
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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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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp Ni Ni Ni
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol th
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erapy to patients. Ni Ni
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. Ni Ni Ni Ni
ANS: B Ni
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 3 Ni
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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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 3 Ni
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Robert Dalton Da Ni Ni
vid Boyle Thoma Ni Ni
s Anderson Karl v
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on Linde Ni
ANS: D Ni
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
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DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 4 Ni
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
ANS: C N i
The Campbell Venti- Ni Ni
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in
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1960.
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Ni
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Promoting lung health and wellness Ni Ni Ni Ni
Providing patient education
Ni Ni Ni
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selli
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
ng oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 onlyNi
1 and 4 only
Ni Ni Ni
1, 2, and 3 only
Ni Ni Ni Ni
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
ANS: C Ni
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
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ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopul
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monary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory d
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isease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellne
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ss.
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 3 Ni OBJ: 1 Ni
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Skilled nursing facilities Diag Ni Ni Ni
nostic laboratories Hospitals oNi Ni Ni
r acute care settings Outpatient
Ni Ni Ni Ni
physician offices
Ni Ni
ANS: C Ni
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 3 Ni OBJ: 1 Ni
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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Hippocrates Gal Ni
en Erasistratus
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Aristotle
ANS: A Ni
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmen
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t of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
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―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourt
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h centuries BC.
Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i pp. 3-4 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Type here]
Ni Verified test bank Ni Ni [Type here]
Ni
, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pr
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essure. What was the chemist’s name? Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Sir Isaac Newton Ni Ni N
Robert Boyle
i Ni
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicola Ni Ni Ni
us CopernicusNi
ANS: B Ni
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the re
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
lationship between gas, volume, and pressure. Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 6 Ni OBJ: 2 N i
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Robert Boyle Jac Ni Ni
que Charles Tho Ni Ni
mas Beddoes Jose Ni Ni
ph Priestley Ni
ANS: D Ni
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticate
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d air.‖
Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i pp. 6-7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
John Dalton Jos Ni Ni
eph Prestley Jac Ni Ni
que Charles Tho Ni Ni
mas Young Ni
ANS: A Ni
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic t
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
heory in 1808. Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Thomas Young Ni
Louis Pasteur
Ni Ni N
Henry Graham
i Ni
Robert Koch
Ni Ni
ANS: B Ni
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
are caused by microorganisms.
Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
John Dalton Ni Ni
William Smith Ni
Type here]
Ni Verified test bank Ni Ni [Type here]
Ni
, William Roentgen Ni
Thomas Young
Ni Ni
ANS: C Ni
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 2 Ni
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Provide airway care. Supp Ni Ni Ni
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol th
Ni Ni Ni Ni
erapy to patients. Ni Ni
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. Ni Ni Ni Ni
ANS: B Ni
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 3 Ni
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C N i
In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 3 Ni
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
Robert Dalton Da Ni Ni
vid Boyle Thoma Ni Ni
s Anderson Karl v
Ni Ni Ni
on Linde Ni
ANS: D Ni
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
DIF: Recall REF: N i p. 7 Ni OBJ: 4 Ni
When was the first Venti-
Ni Ni Ni Ni
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C N i
The Campbell Venti- Ni Ni
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in
Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni N
1960.
i
Type here]
Ni Verified test bank Ni Ni [Type here]
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