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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE d
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellness d d d d
Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status d d d d d
Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 only
d
1 and 4 only
d d d
1, 2, and 3 only
d d d d
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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ANS: C d
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
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evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
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cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
d d d d d d d d d d d
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
and wellness.
d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 3 d OBJ: 1 d
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
d d d d d d d
Skilled nursing facilities d d
Diagnostic laboratories
d d
Hospitals or acute care settings
d d d d d
Outpatient physician offices
d d d
ANS: C d
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: d p. 3 d OBJ: 1 d
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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Hippocrates
Galen
d
Erasistratus
d
Aristotle
d
ANS: A d
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
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of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
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“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
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centuries BC.
d d
DIF: Recall REF: d pp. 3-4 d OBJ: 2 d
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d
, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and
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pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
d d d d d d
Sir Isaac Newton
d d
Robert Boyle
d d
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek d d
Nicolaus Copernicus
d d
ANS: B d
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the
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relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 6d OBJ: 2 d
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
d d d d d d d d d d
Robert Boyle d
Jacque Charles
d d
Thomas Beddoes
d d
Joseph Priestley
d d
ANS: D d
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticated
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dair.”
DIF: Recall REF: d pp. 6-7 d OBJ: 2 d
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
John Dalton d
Joseph Prestley
d d
Jacque Charles
d d
Thomas Young
d d
ANS: A d
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
theory in 1808.
d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7d OBJ: 2 d
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
Thomas Young d
Louis Pasteur
d d
Henry Graham
d d
Robert Koch
d d
ANS: B d
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many diseases
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
dare caused by microorganisms.
d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7d OBJ: 2 d
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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John Dalton d
William
d
Smith
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, William Roentgen d
Thomas Young
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ANS: C d
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging
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dsciences was born. d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 2 d
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
d d d d d d d d d
Provide airway care. d d
Support O2 therapy.
d d d
Aerosol therapy to patients.
d d d d
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. d d d d
ANS: B d
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
d d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 3 d
When did the designation “respiratory therapist” become standard?
d d d d d d d
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C d
In 1974, the designation “respiratory therapist” became standard.
d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 3 d
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
d d d d d d d d d d d d
Robert Dalton d
David Boyle
d d
Thomas Anderson
d d
Karl von Linde
d d d
ANS: D d
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
d d d d d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 4 d
When was the first Venti-mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
40% O2?
d d
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C d
The Campbell Venti-mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2,
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was introduced in 1960.
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,chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
d d d d d d
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
d d d d d d d d d
MULTIPLE CHOICE d
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
d d d d d d d d d d d
Promoting lung health and wellness d d d d
Providing patient education
d d d
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status d d d d d
Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
d d d d d d d
1 only
d
1 and 4 only
d d d
1, 2, and 3 only
d d d d
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
d d d d d
ANS: C d
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
d d d d d d d d
evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
d d d d d d d d d d d d
cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
d d d d d d d d d d d
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
and wellness.
d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 3 d OBJ: 1 d
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
d d d d d d d
Skilled nursing facilities d d
Diagnostic laboratories
d d
Hospitals or acute care settings
d d d d d
Outpatient physician offices
d d d
ANS: C d
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 3 d OBJ: 1 d
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
d d d d d d d d
Hippocrates
Galen
d
Erasistratus
d
Aristotle
d
ANS: A d
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
centuries BC.
d d
DIF: Recall REF: d pp. 3-4 d OBJ: 2 d
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d
, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
d d d d d d
Sir Isaac Newton
d d
Robert Boyle
d d
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek d d
Nicolaus Copernicus
d d
ANS: B d
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 6d OBJ: 2 d
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
d d d d d d d d d d
Robert Boyle d
Jacque Charles
d d
Thomas Beddoes
d d
Joseph Priestley
d d
ANS: D d
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlogisticated
d d d d d d d d d d d d
dair.”
DIF: Recall REF: d pp. 6-7 d OBJ: 2 d
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
John Dalton d
Joseph Prestley
d d
Jacque Charles
d d
Thomas Young
d d
ANS: A d
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
theory in 1808.
d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7d OBJ: 2 d
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
Thomas Young d
Louis Pasteur
d d
Henry Graham
d d
Robert Koch
d d
ANS: B d
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that many diseases
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
dare caused by microorganisms.
d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7d OBJ: 2 d
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
John Dalton d
William
d
Smith
d
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d
, William Roentgen d
Thomas Young
d d
ANS: C d
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
dsciences was born. d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 2 d
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
d d d d d d d d d
Provide airway care. d d
Support O2 therapy.
d d d
Aerosol therapy to patients.
d d d d
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. d d d d
ANS: B d
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
d d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 3 d
When did the designation “respiratory therapist” become standard?
d d d d d d d
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C d
In 1974, the designation “respiratory therapist” became standard.
d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 3 d
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
d d d d d d d d d d d d
Robert Dalton d
David Boyle
d d
Thomas Anderson
d d
Karl von Linde
d d d
ANS: D d
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
d d d d d d d d d d d
DIF: Recall REF: d p. 7 d OBJ: 4 d
When was the first Venti-mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
40% O2?
d d
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C d
The Campbell Venti-mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2,
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
was introduced in 1960.
d d d d
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