Test Bank- Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 13th Edition ( James K. Stoller, ) All Chapters 1-58

, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x@




Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellne x@ x@ x@ x@


ss Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Sel
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ling 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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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic e
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valuation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the ca
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rdiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of r
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espiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of he
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alth and wellness.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 3
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Dia
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gnostic laboratories Hospitals
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or acute care settings Outpat
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ient physician offices
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 3
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Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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Hippocrates Gal x@


en Erasistratus
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Aristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the develo
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pment of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attribu
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ted to the ―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the
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fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ pp. 3-4
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, a
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nd pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
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Sir Isaac Newto
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n Robert Boyle
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicol x@ x@ x@


aus Copernicus
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing t
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he relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 6 x@ OBJ: x @ 2

Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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Robert Boyle Jac x@ x@


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In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisti
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cated air.‖ x@




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Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton Jo x@ x@


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John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his ato
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mic theory in 1808.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 2 x@




Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Thomas Youn x@


g Louis Paste
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ur Henry Gra
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ham Robert K x@ x@


och
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In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many dis
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eases are caused by microorganisms.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 2 x@




Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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John Dalton x@ x@


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n Thomas Youn
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In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 2 x@




What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Sup x@ x@ x@


port O2 therapy. Aerosol
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therapy to patients. x@ x@


Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation.
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The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 3 x@




When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
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In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 3 x@




Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Robert Dalton D x@ x@


avid Boyle Tho x@ x@


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arl von Linde
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Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
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DIF: Recall REF: x @ p. 7 x@ OBJ: 4 x@




When was the first Venti-
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mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
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a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
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The Campbell Venti-
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mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduce
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d in 1960.
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