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Wherey arey they majorityy ofy respiratoryy therapistsy employed?
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ANS:y C
Approximatelyy 75%y ofy ally respiratoryy therapistsy worky iny hospitalsy ory othery acutey carey settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p.y 3 OBJ:y 1
Whoy isy consideredy toy bey they “fathery ofy medicine”?
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They foundationy ofy moderny Westerny mediciney wasy laidy iny ancienty Greecey withy they dev
elyopmentofy they Hippocraticy Corpus.y Thisy collectiony ofy ancienty medicaly writingsy isy attri
y butedy toy they “fathery ofy medicine,”y Hippocrates,y ay Greeky physiciany whoy livedy dur
ingythey fifthy andy fourthy centuriesy BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp.y 3-4 OBJ:y 2
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,Iny 1662,y ay chemisty publishedy ay booky thaty describedy they relationshipy betweeny gas,y volu
yme,y andpressure.y Whaty wasy they chemist’sy name?
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ynyRoberty Boyle
Anthonyyvany LeeuwenhoekyNicola
yusy Copernicus
ANS:y B
They chemist,y Roberty Boyle,y publishedy whaty isy nowy knowny asy “Boyle’sy law,”y gover
yningy therelationshipy betweeny gas,y volume,y andy pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p.y 6 OBJ: 2
Whoy discoveredy O2y y iny 1774y andy describedy ity asy “dephlogisticatedy air”?
Roberty Boyley J
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Thomasy Beddoe
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ANS:y D
Iny 1774,y Josephy Priestleyy describedy hisy discoveryy ofy O2,y whichy hey calledy “dephlogistic
yatedair.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp.y 6-7 OBJ:y 2
Whoy isy creditedy withy firsty describingy they lawy ofy partialy pressuresy fory ay gasy mixture?
Johny Daltony J
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jky Jacquey Char
leysyThomasy Y
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ANS:y A
Johny Daltony describedy hisy lawy ofy partialy pressuresy fory ay gasy mixturey iny 1801y andy hisy
atomictheoryy iny 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p.y 7 OBJ:y 2
Whoy wasy they firsty scientisty iny 1865y toy suggesty thaty microorganismsy causedy manyy diseases?
ThomasyYoun
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uyryHenryyGra
hyamyRoberty
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ANS:y B
Iny 1865,y Louisy Pasteury advancedy hisy “germy theory”y ofy disease,y whichy heldy thaty manyy
diseasesarey causedy byy microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p.y 7 OBJ:y 2
Whoy discoveredy they x-rayy andy openedy they doory fory they moderny fieldy ofy radiology?
Johny Daltony Wiy
lliamy Smith
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