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diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies
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and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is
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increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratorydisease, the management
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of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
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2. Where are the majorityof respiratorytherapists employed? i o i o io io i o io i o
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3. Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖? io i o i o io i o i o i o io
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
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developmentof the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical
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writings is attributed to the ―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a
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Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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