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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Test Bank 13th Edition | Stoller, Heuer, Vines, Chatburn, Mireles-Cabodevila

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The Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 13th Edition Test Bank provides comprehensive exam-style questions with verified answers and detailed explanations. Authored by Stoller, Heuer, Vines, Chatburn, and Mireles-Cabodevila, it strengthens understanding of respiratory care principles, procedures, and clinical applications. Ideal for respiratory therapy students preparing for exams, coursework, and professional certification success.

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TEST BANK
Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
JAMES K. STOLLER, ALBERT J. HEUER, DAVID L. VINES, ROBERT
L. CHATBURN, EDUARDO MIRELES-CABODEVILA
13th Edition

,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
x


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




MULTIPLE CHOICE

Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
x



Promoting lung health and wellness
Providing patient education
x



Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonaryhealth status
x



Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
evaluatio n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
x



cardiopulmonary sy stem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
x x



respiratorydisease, theman agement ofpatients withchronicdisease, andpromotion ofhealth
x



and wellness.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1

Where are themajority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities Diagn x



ostic laboratories
Hospitalsora cutecaresettings
Outpatient ph ysician offices
ANS: C
Approximately75% ofall respiratorytherapists work in hospitals or other acute caresettings.
x




DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1

Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
x



Hippocrates Gale
n Erasistratus Ari
stotle
ANS: A
Thefoundation ofmodern Westernmedicinewaslaidinancient Greece withthedevelopment
of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
x x



―father o f medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
centuries BC.

DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2




1|Pa

,In 1662, a chemist publishedabookthat described therelationship between gas, volume, and pressur
x x



e. What was the chemist’s name?
x



SirIsaac Newton x



Robert Boyle
Anthonyvan Leeuwenhoek Nicolau
s Copernicus
ANS: B
Thechemist, Robert Boyle, published what isnow known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the x



relatio nship between gas, volume, and pressure. x




DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2

Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
x



Robert Boyle Jacq x



ue Charles Thoma
s Beddoes Joseph
Priestley
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestleydescribedhisdiscoveryof O2, whichhecalled ―dephlogisticated air
x



.‖

DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2

Who is credited with first describingthe law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
x



John Dalton Jose x



ph Prestley
Jacqu e Charles
Thoma s Young
ANS: A
John Daltondescribed his lawofpartial pressures fora gas mixture in 1801 andhis atomic
x



theory in 1808. x




DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2

Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused manydiseases?
x x x



Thomas Young
Louis Pasteur
Henry Graham
Robert Koch
ANS: B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advancedhis―germ theory‖ ofdisease, whichheldthat manydiseases
x



are caused by microorganisms.
x




DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2

Who discovered the x-rayand opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
x x



John Dalton x



William Smith




2|Pa

, William Roentgen
Thomas Young
ANS: C
In 1895, William Roentgendiscovered thex-
rayandthemodernfield ofradiologic imaging sciences was born.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2

What was the primarydutyof the first inhalation therapists?
Provide airway care.
Suppo rt O2x therapy.
Aerosolthera
pytopatients.
Maintain patientsonmechanicalventilation.
x




ANS: B
Thefirstinhalation therapists were reallyjust O2 technicians.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3

Whendidthedesignation ―respiratorytherapist‖ becomestandard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C
In 1974, the designation ―respiratorytherapist‖ became standard.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 3

Whowas the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
Robert Dalton Da
vid Boyle Thomas
x



Anderson Karl vo
n Linde
ANS: D
Large-scale production of O2 wasdeveloped by Karl von Linde in 1907.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 4

Whenwasthe first Venti-
maskintroducedthat allowsthe precise deliveryof 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972

ANS: C
The Campbell Venti-
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in 1960.
x




3|Pa

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