Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
1. Expected role of a respiratory therapist: Promoting lung health and wellness, providing
patient education, assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status.
2. Majority employment of respiratory therapists: Approximately 75% of all respiratory
thera- pists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
3. Father of medicine: Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
4. Boyle's law: Describes the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure, published by Robert Boyle.
5. Discovery of O2 in 1774: Joseph Priestley described O2 as 'dephlogisticated air'.
6. Law of partial pressures: Described by John Dalton in 1801.
7. Germ theory of disease: Proposed by Louis Pasteur in 1865, stating that many diseases are caused by
microorganisms.
8. Discovery of the x-ray: William Roentgen discovered the x-ray in 1895.
9. Primary duty of first inhalation therapists: Support O2 therapy.
10. Standardization of 'respiratory therapist' designation: Became standard in
1974.
11. Large-scale production of O2 in 1907: Developed by Karl von Linde.
12. First Venti-mask introduction: Allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%, and 40% O2.
13. Hippocratic Corpus: A collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates.
14. O2 therapy devices: Devices sold to patients for oxygen therapy.
15. Respiratory care: Includes assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation,
education, and care of patients with cardiopulmonary system deficiencies.
16. Chronic disease management: Involves the management of patients with chronic
respiratory dis- eases.
17. Promotion of health and wellness: An increasing role of respiratory care.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
18. Acute care settings: The primary employment setting for respiratory therapists.
19. Robert Boyle: Published Boyle's law regarding gas, volume, and pressure.
20. Joseph Priestley: Discovered O2 and referred to it as 'dephlogisticated air'.
21. John Dalton's contributions: Described the law of partial pressures and atomic theory.
22. Louis Pasteur's contribution: Advanced the germ theory of disease.
23. William Roentgen's discovery: Opened the door for modern radiology.
24. Campbell Venti-mask: Allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, introduced in
1960.
25. Aerosolized glucocorticoids: Used for the maintenance of patients with moderate to severe
asthma, first introduced in the 1970s.
26. Inotropes: Medications that have never been delivered as an aerosol by a respiratory therapist.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
27. Iron lung: Developed by Drinker and Emerson, extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 195
28. Dräger Pulmotor: One of the first positive-pressure ventilators developed, introduced in 1911.
29. Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP): Introduced for use in patients with ARDS in
1967.
30. Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV): Introduced in 197
31. Laryngoscope: Introduced by Chevalier Jackson in 1913.
32. Soft rubber endotracheal tubes: Introduced by Ivan McGill around 1930.
33. Water seal spirometer: Developed by John Hutchinson in 1846, allowed accurate measurement of
the patient's vital capacity.
34. Inhalational Therapy Association (ITA): The first professional organization for the field of
respi- ratory care, founded in 1947 in Chicago.
35. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC): Formerly known as American
Associa- tion for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT), changed its name in 1982.
36. American Association for Inhalation Therapy: Former name of the Inhalational
Therapy Association (ITA).
37. American Association for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT): Changed its name to
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982.
38. Spiropulsator: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1934.
39. Bennett TV-2P: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1948.
40. Morch Piston Ventilator: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1952.
41. Bird Mark 7: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1958.
42. Proliferation of medications: Includes bronchodilators, mucolytic, antibiotic,
anticholinergic, and antiinflammatory agents designed for aerosol administration.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
43. Drinker and Emerson: Names linked to the development of the iron lung.
44. Chevalier Jackson: Introduced the laryngoscope in 1913.
45. Ivan McGill: Introduced the use of soft rubber endotracheal tubes around 1930.
46. John Hutchinson: Developed a water seal spirometer in 1846.
47. American Respiratory Care Board: An organization involved in respiratory care.
48. National Board for Respiratory Care: The credentialing body for respiratory care
practitioners.
49. American Association for Respiratory Care: A professional organization for respiratory
care practitioners.
50. National Organization for Respiratory Therapist: An organization that supports
respiratory therapists.
Respiratory Care
1. Expected role of a respiratory therapist: Promoting lung health and wellness, providing
patient education, assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status.
2. Majority employment of respiratory therapists: Approximately 75% of all respiratory
thera- pists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
3. Father of medicine: Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
4. Boyle's law: Describes the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure, published by Robert Boyle.
5. Discovery of O2 in 1774: Joseph Priestley described O2 as 'dephlogisticated air'.
6. Law of partial pressures: Described by John Dalton in 1801.
7. Germ theory of disease: Proposed by Louis Pasteur in 1865, stating that many diseases are caused by
microorganisms.
8. Discovery of the x-ray: William Roentgen discovered the x-ray in 1895.
9. Primary duty of first inhalation therapists: Support O2 therapy.
10. Standardization of 'respiratory therapist' designation: Became standard in
1974.
11. Large-scale production of O2 in 1907: Developed by Karl von Linde.
12. First Venti-mask introduction: Allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%, and 40% O2.
13. Hippocratic Corpus: A collection of ancient medical writings attributed to Hippocrates.
14. O2 therapy devices: Devices sold to patients for oxygen therapy.
15. Respiratory care: Includes assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation,
education, and care of patients with cardiopulmonary system deficiencies.
16. Chronic disease management: Involves the management of patients with chronic
respiratory dis- eases.
17. Promotion of health and wellness: An increasing role of respiratory care.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
18. Acute care settings: The primary employment setting for respiratory therapists.
19. Robert Boyle: Published Boyle's law regarding gas, volume, and pressure.
20. Joseph Priestley: Discovered O2 and referred to it as 'dephlogisticated air'.
21. John Dalton's contributions: Described the law of partial pressures and atomic theory.
22. Louis Pasteur's contribution: Advanced the germ theory of disease.
23. William Roentgen's discovery: Opened the door for modern radiology.
24. Campbell Venti-mask: Allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, introduced in
1960.
25. Aerosolized glucocorticoids: Used for the maintenance of patients with moderate to severe
asthma, first introduced in the 1970s.
26. Inotropes: Medications that have never been delivered as an aerosol by a respiratory therapist.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
27. Iron lung: Developed by Drinker and Emerson, extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 195
28. Dräger Pulmotor: One of the first positive-pressure ventilators developed, introduced in 1911.
29. Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP): Introduced for use in patients with ARDS in
1967.
30. Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV): Introduced in 197
31. Laryngoscope: Introduced by Chevalier Jackson in 1913.
32. Soft rubber endotracheal tubes: Introduced by Ivan McGill around 1930.
33. Water seal spirometer: Developed by John Hutchinson in 1846, allowed accurate measurement of
the patient's vital capacity.
34. Inhalational Therapy Association (ITA): The first professional organization for the field of
respi- ratory care, founded in 1947 in Chicago.
35. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC): Formerly known as American
Associa- tion for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT), changed its name in 1982.
36. American Association for Inhalation Therapy: Former name of the Inhalational
Therapy Association (ITA).
37. American Association for Respiratory Therapy (ARRT): Changed its name to
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982.
38. Spiropulsator: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1934.
39. Bennett TV-2P: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1948.
40. Morch Piston Ventilator: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1952.
41. Bird Mark 7: An early positive-pressure ventilator developed in 1958.
42. Proliferation of medications: Includes bronchodilators, mucolytic, antibiotic,
anticholinergic, and antiinflammatory agents designed for aerosol administration.
, Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals of
Respiratory Care
43. Drinker and Emerson: Names linked to the development of the iron lung.
44. Chevalier Jackson: Introduced the laryngoscope in 1913.
45. Ivan McGill: Introduced the use of soft rubber endotracheal tubes around 1930.
46. John Hutchinson: Developed a water seal spirometer in 1846.
47. American Respiratory Care Board: An organization involved in respiratory care.
48. National Board for Respiratory Care: The credentialing body for respiratory care
practitioners.
49. American Association for Respiratory Care: A professional organization for respiratory
care practitioners.
50. National Organization for Respiratory Therapist: An organization that supports
respiratory therapists.
