Test Bank - Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th edition (Kacmarek, 2025), Chapter 1-58 | All Chapters

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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE kx




1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist? k x k x k x kx k x k x k x k x k x k x kx




Promoting lung health and kx kx kx




wellnessProviding patient
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educationkx




Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health i. kx kx k x kx




statusSelling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to
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patients kx




A.1 only k x




B.1 and 4 only k x k x k x




kC.1, 2, and 3
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D. 1, 2, 3, and 4 k x k x k x k x




ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, k x k x k x k x k x k x k x




diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies
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and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is
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increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratorydisease, the management
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of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
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DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: k x 1

2. Where are the majorityof respiratorytherapists employed? k x k x kx kx k x kx k x




.Skilled nursing facilities k x k x




Diagnostic laboratories
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Hospitals or acute care
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settingsOutpatient physician
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offices kx




ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratorytherapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. kx k x k x k x kx k x k x k x k x k x k x k x k x




DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: k x 1

3. Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖? kx k x k x k x k x k x k x k x




A.Hippocra
B.tesGalen
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Erasistrat kx




uD.sAristot
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ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
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developmentof the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical
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writings is attributed to the ―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a
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Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 k x OBJ: 2