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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 xt xt xt xt t
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Providing patient education xt xt


Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health statusSelling xt xt xt xt xt t
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oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 and 4 only
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1, 2, and 3 only
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ANS: C xt


Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
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ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulm
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onary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disea
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se, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag xt xt xt


nostic laboratories Hospitals or xt xt xt


acute care settingsOutpatient p
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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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
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of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―fa
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ther of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth cent
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uries BC. xt




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