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Test Bank Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 12th Edition by Robert M. Kacmarek , James K. Stoller ISBN:9780323511124 | Complete Guide A+

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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diagn rf rf rf


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Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―father
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of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries
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re. What was the chemist’s name?
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the relati
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic theor
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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What was the primaryduty of the first inhalation therapists?
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The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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a. 1954
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In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
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Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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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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