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, Chapter 01: History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zl
1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness zl zl zl zl
2. Providing patient education zl zl
3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status zl zl zl zl zl
4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients zl zl zl zl zl zl
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Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluatio
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n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sy
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stem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the mana
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gement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 z l z l
2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities zl zl
b. Diagnostic laboratories zl
c. Hospitals or acute care settings zl zl zl zl
d. Outpatient physician offices zl zl
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
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3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of
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the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “father of
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medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 2 z l z l
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, Chapter 01: History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zl
1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness zl zl zl zl
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3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status zl zl zl zl zl
4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients zl zl zl zl zl zl
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b. 2 and 4 only zl zl zl
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ANS: C z l
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n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sy
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stem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the mana
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gement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 z l z l
2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities zl zl
b. Diagnostic laboratories zl
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 z l z l
3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
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c. Erasistratus
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of
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the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “father of
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medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 2 z l z l
