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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarekt ett al.:t Egan’st Fundamentalst oft Respiratoryt Care,t 12tht Edition
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Whichtoftthetfollowingtistantexpectedtroletoftatrespiratoryttherapist?
PromotingtlungthealthtandtwellnesstP
rovidingtpatientteducation
Assessingtthetpatient’stcardiopulmonarythealthtstatustSellingt
oxygent(O2)ttherapytdevicesttotpatients
1tonly
1tandt4tonly
1,t2,tandt3tonly
d.t 1,t2,t3,tandt4
ANS:t C
Respiratorytcaretincludestthetassessment,ttreatment,tmanagement,tcontrol,tdiagnostictevaluatio
n,teducation,tandtcaretoftpatientstwithtdeficienciestandtabnormalitiestoftthetcardiopulmonarytsys
tem.tRespiratorytcaretistincreasinglytinvolvedtintthetpreventiontoftrespiratorytdisease,tthetmanag
ementtoftpatientstwithtchronictdisease,tandtpromotiontofthealthtandtwellness.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t3 OBJ:t 1
Wheretaretthetmajoritytoftrespiratoryttherapiststemployed?
SkilledtnursingtfacilitiestDiagn
ostictlaboratoriestHospitalstortac
utetcaretsettingstOutpatienttphys
iciantoffices
ANS:t C
Approximatelyt75%toftalltrespiratoryttherapiststworktinthospitalstortothertacutetcaretsettings.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t3 OBJ:t 1
Whotistconsideredttotbetthet“fathertoftmedicine”?
Hippocratest
GalentErasi
stratustArist
otle
ANS:t A
ThetfoundationtoftmoderntWesterntmedicinetwastlaidtintancienttGreecetwithtthetdevelopmenttoftth
etHippocratictCorpus.tThistcollectiontoftancienttmedicaltwritingstistattributedttotthet“fathertoftme
dicine,”tHippocrates,tatGreektphysiciantwhotlivedtduringtthetfifthtandtfourthtcenturiestBC.
DIF: Recall REF:t pp.t3-4 OBJ:t 2
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, Int1662,tatchemisttpublishedtatbooktthattdescribedtthetrelationshiptbetweentgas,tvolume,tandtpres
sure.tWhattwastthetchemist’stname?
SirtIsaactNewtont
RoberttBoyle
AnthonytvantLeeuwenhoektNicolaust
Copernicus
ANS:t B
Thetchemist,tRoberttBoyle,tpublishedtwhattistnowtknowntast“Boyle’stlaw,”tgoverningtthetrelat
ionshiptbetweentgas,tvolume,tandtpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t6 OBJ:t 2
WhotdiscoveredtO2t int1774tandtdescribedtittast“dephlogisticatedtair”?
RoberttBoyletJac
quetCharlestTho
mastBeddoestJose
phtPriestley
ANS:t D
Int1774,tJosephtPriestleytdescribedthistdiscoverytoftO2,twhichthetcalledt“dephlogisticatedtair.”
DIF: Recall REF:t pp.t6-7 OBJ:t 2
Whotistcreditedtwithtfirsttdescribingtthetlawtoftpartialtpressurestfortatgastmixture?
JohntDaltontJos
ephtPrestleytJac
quetCharlestTho
mastYoung
ANS:t A
JohntDaltontdescribedthistlawtoftpartialtpressurestfortatgastmixturetint1801tandthistatomicttheoryti
nt1808.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 2
Whotwastthetfirsttscientisttint1865ttotsuggesttthattmicroorganismstcausedtmanytdiseases?
ThomastYoungt
LouistPasteurt
HenrytGrahamt
RoberttKoch
ANS:t B
Int1865,tLouistPasteurtadvancedthist“germttheory”toftdisease,twhichtheldtthattmanytdiseasestaretc
ausedtbytmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 2
Whotdiscoveredtthetx-raytandtopenedtthetdoortfortthetmoderntfieldtoftradiology?
JohntDaltontWilli
amtSmith
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, WilliamtRoentgent
ThomastYoung
ANS:t C
Int1895,tWilliamtRoentgentdiscoveredtthetx-
raytandtthetmoderntfieldtoftradiologictimagingtsciencestwastborn.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 2
Whattwastthetprimarytdutytoftthetfirsttinhalationttherapists?
Providetairwaytcare.tSuppo
rttO2ttherapy.tAerosoltthera
pyttotpatients.
Maintaintpatientstontmechanicaltventilation.
ANS:t B
ThetfirsttinhalationttherapiststweretreallytjusttO2t technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 3
Whentdidtthetdesignationt“respiratoryttherapist”tbecometstandard?
a. 1954
b.ttt 1964
c. 1974
d.ttt 1984
ANS:t C
Int1974,tthetdesignationt“respiratoryttherapist”tbecametstandard.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 3
Whotwastthetfirstttotdeveloptthetlarge-scaletproductiontoftO2t int1907?
RoberttDaltontDav
idtBoyletThomast
AndersontKarltvont
Linde
ANS:t D
Large-scaletproductiontoftO2t wastdevelopedtbytKarltvontLindetint1907.
DIF: Recall REF:t p.t7 OBJ:t 4
WhentwastthetfirsttVenti-
masktintroducedtthattallowstthetprecisetdeliverytoft24%,t28%,t35%,andt40%tO2?
a. 1945
b.ttt 1954
c. 1960
d.ttt 1972
ANS:t C
ThetCampbelltVenti-
mask,twhichtallowedtthetadministrationtoft24%,t28%,t35%,tort40%tO2,twastintroducedtint1960.
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