Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th 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 rf rf rf rf rf
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oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluati
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on, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonar
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y system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratorydisease, the
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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
ostic laboratories Hospitals or arf rf rf rf
cute care settings Outpatient ph
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf
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Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of
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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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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressu
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re. What was the chemist’s name?
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Sir Isaac Newton rf rf rf
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicolau rf rf rf
s Copernicus
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the relati
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onship between gas, volume, and pressure. rf rf rf rf rf
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―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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y in 1808.
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Louis Pasteur
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In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases are
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Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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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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What was the primaryduty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp rf rf rf
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol ther
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Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. rf rf rf rf
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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
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
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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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Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907. rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf rf
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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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a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
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The Campbell Venti- rf rf
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in 196
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