Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek iet ial.: iEgan’s iFundamentals iof iRespiratory iCare, i12th iEdition
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Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexpected irole iof ia irespiratory itherapist?
Promoting ilung ihealth iand iwellness
iProviding ipatient ieducation
Assessing ithe ipatient’s icardiopulmonary ihealth istatus
iSelling ioxygen i(O2) itherapy idevices ito ipatients
1 ionly
1 iand i4 ionly
1, i2, iand i3 ionly
d. i 1, i2, i3, iand i4
ANS: i C
Respiratory icare iincludes ithe iassessment, itreatment, imanagement, icontrol, idiagnostic
ievaluation, ieducation, iand icare iof ipatients iwith ideficiencies iand iabnormalities iof ithe
icardiopulmonary isystem. iRespiratory icare iis iincreasingly iinvolved iin ithe iprevention iof
irespiratoryidisease, ithe imanagement iof ipatients iwith ichronic idisease, iand ipromotion iof ihealth
iand iwellness.
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Where iare ithe imajority iof irespiratory itherapists iemployed?
Skilled inursing ifacilities
iDiagnostic ilaboratories
iHospitals ior iacute icare isettings
iOutpatient iphysician ioffices
ANS: i C
Approximately i75% iof iall irespiratory itherapists iwork iin ihospitals ior iother iacute icare isettings.
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Who iis iconsidered ito ibe ithe i“father iof imedicine”?
Hippocrates
iGalen
iErasistratus
iAristotle
ANS: i A
The ifoundation iof imodern iWestern imedicine iwas ilaid iin iancient iGreece iwith ithe idevelopment
iof ithe iHippocratic iCorpus. iThis icollection iof iancient imedical iwritings iis iattributed ito ithe
i“father iof imedicine,” iHippocrates, ia iGreek iphysician iwho ilived iduring ithe ififth iand ifourth
icenturies iBC.
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, In i1662, ia ichemist ipublished ia ibook ithat idescribed ithe irelationship ibetween igas, ivolume, iand
ipressure. iWhat iwas ithe ichemist’s iname?
SiriIsaac iNewton
iRobert iBoyle
Anthony ivan iLeeuwenhoek
iNicolaus iCopernicus
ANS: i B
The ichemist, iRobert iBoyle, ipublished iwhat iis inow iknown ias i“Boyle’s ilaw,” igoverning ithe
irelationship ibetween igas, ivolume, iand ipressure.
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Who idiscovered iO2 i in i1774 iand idescribed iit ias i“dephlogisticated iair”?
Robert iBoyle
iJacque iCharles
iThomas iBeddoes
iJoseph iPriestley
ANS: i D
In i1774, iJoseph iPriestley idescribed ihis idiscovery iof iO2, iwhich ihe icalled i“dephlogisticated
iair.”
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Who iis icredited iwith ifirst idescribing ithe ilaw iof ipartial ipressures ifor ia igas imixture?
John iDalton
iJoseph iPrestley
iJacque iCharles
iThomas iYoung
ANS: i A
John iDalton idescribed ihis ilaw iof ipartial ipressures ifor ia igas imixture iin i1801 iand ihis iatomic
itheory iin i1808.
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Who iwas ithe ifirst iscientist iin i1865 ito isuggest ithat imicroorganisms icaused imany idiseases?
Thomas iYoung
iLouis iPasteur
iHenry iGraham
iRobert iKoch
ANS: i B
In i1865, iLouis iPasteur iadvanced ihis i“germ itheory” iof idisease, iwhich iheld ithat imany idiseases
iare icaused iby imicroorganisms.
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Who idiscovered ithe ix-ray iand iopened ithe idoor ifor ithe imodern ifield iof iradiology?
John iDalton
iWilliam iSmith
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, William iRoentgen
iThomas iYoung
ANS: i C
In i1895, iWilliam iRoentgen idiscovered ithe ix-ray iand ithe imodern ifield iof iradiologic iimaging
isciences iwas iborn.
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What iwas ithe iprimary iduty iof ithe ifirst iinhalation itherapists?
Provide iairway icare.
iSupport iO2 itherapy.
iAerosol itherapyito ipatients.
Maintain ipatients ion imechanical iventilation.
ANS: i B
The ifirst iinhalation itherapists iwere ireally ijust iO2 i technicians.
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When idid ithe idesignation i“respiratory itherapist” ibecome istandard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: i C
In i1974, ithe idesignation i“respiratory itherapist” ibecame istandard.
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Who iwas ithe ifirst ito idevelop ithe ilarge-scale iproduction iof iO2 i in i1907?
Robert iDalton
iDavid iBoyle
iThomas iAnderson
iKarl ivon iLinde
ANS: i D
Large-scale iproduction iof iO2 i was ideveloped iby iKarl ivon iLinde iin i1907.
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When iwas ithe ifirst iVenti-mask iintroduced ithat iallows ithe iprecise idelivery iof i24%, i28%, i35%,and
i40% iO2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: i C
The iCampbell iVenti-mask, iwhich iallowed ithe iadministration iof i24%, i28%, i35%, ior i40%
iO2, iwas iintroduced iin i1960.
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