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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter0 9 010 9 -0 9 History0 9 of0 9 Respiratory0 9 Care
Kacmarek0 9 et0 9 al.:0 9 Egan’s0 9 Fundamentals0 9 of0 9 Respiratory0 9 Care,0 9 12th0 9 Edition
MULTIPLE0 9 CHOICE
Which0 9 of0 9 the0 9 following0 9 is0 9 an0 9 expected0 9 role0 9 of0 9 a0 9 respiratory0 9 therapist?
Promoting0 9 lung0 9 health0 9 and0 9 w
elln09ess0 9 Providing0 9 patient0 9 e
ducation
Assessing0 9 the0 9 patient’s0 9 cardiopulmonary0 9 healt
h0 9 stat09us0 9 Selling0 9 oxygen0 9 (O2)0 9 therapy0 9
devices0 9 to0 9 patie09nts
10 9 only
10 9 and0 9 40 9 only
1,0 9 2,0 9 and0 9 30 9 only
d. 1,0 9 2,0 9 3,0 9 and0 9 4
ANS:0 9 0 9 C
Respiratory0 9 care0 9 includes0 9 the0 9 assessment,0 9 treatment,0 9 management,0 9 contro
l,0 9 diagnostic09evaluation,0 9 education,0 9 and0 9 care0 9 of0 9 patients0 9 with0 9 defi
ciencies0 9 and0 9 abnormalities0 9 of09the0 9 cardiopulmonary0 9 system.0 9 Respiratory
0 9 care0 9 is0 9 increasingly0 9 involved0 9 in0 9 the0 9 prev09ention0 9 of0 9 respiratory0 9 dis
ease,0 9 the0 9 management0 9 of0 9 patients0 9 with0 9 chronic0 9 disease,0 9 and09promotion
0 9 of0 9 health0 9 and0 9 wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p.0 9 3 OBJ:0 9 0 9 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled0 9 nursing0 9 facilities
0 9 Di09a0 9 gnostic0 9 laborat
ories0 9 Hosp09itals0 9 or0 9 ac
ute0 9 care0 9 settings09Outpat
i0 9 ent physician
off09ices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute
c09are settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
09Galen0 9
Er09as0 9 ist
ratus09Aris
0 9 totle
ANS: A
The0 9 0 9 foundation0 9 0 9 of0 9 0 9 modern0 9 0 9 Western0 9 0 9 medicine0 9 0 9 was0 9 0 9 laid
0 9 0 9 in0 9 0 9 ancient0 9 0 9 Greece09with0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 devel0 9 opmentof0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 Hi
ppocratic0 9 0 9 Corpus.0 9 0 9 This0 9 0 9 collection0 9 0 9 of0 9 0 9 ancient
medical0 9 0 9 writings0 9 0 9 is0 9 0 9 attri0 9 0 9 buted0 9 0 9 to0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 “father0 9 0 9 of
0 9 0 9 medicine,”0 9 0 9 Hippocr09ates,0 9 0 9 a0 9 0 9 Greek0 9 0 9 physician0 9 0 9 who0
9 0 9 lived0 9 0 9 during0 9 the0 9 0 9 fifth0 9 0 9 and0 9 0 9 fourth0 9 0 9 centurie09s0 9 BC.
,DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter0 9 010 9 -0 9 History0 9 of0 9 Respiratory0 9 Care
Kacmarek0 9 et0 9 al.:0 9 Egan’s0 9 Fundamentals0 9 of0 9 Respiratory0 9 Care,0 9 12th0 9 Edition
MULTIPLE0 9 CHOICE
Which0 9 of0 9 the0 9 following0 9 is0 9 an0 9 expected0 9 role0 9 of0 9 a0 9 respiratory0 9 therapist?
Promoting0 9 lung0 9 health0 9 and0 9 w
elln09ess0 9 Providing0 9 patient0 9 e
ducation
Assessing0 9 the0 9 patient’s0 9 cardiopulmonary0 9 healt
h0 9 stat09us0 9 Selling0 9 oxygen0 9 (O2)0 9 therapy0 9
devices0 9 to0 9 patie09nts
10 9 only
10 9 and0 9 40 9 only
1,0 9 2,0 9 and0 9 30 9 only
d. 1,0 9 2,0 9 3,0 9 and0 9 4
ANS:0 9 0 9 C
Respiratory0 9 care0 9 includes0 9 the0 9 assessment,0 9 treatment,0 9 management,0 9 contro
l,0 9 diagnostic09evaluation,0 9 education,0 9 and0 9 care0 9 of0 9 patients0 9 with0 9 defi
ciencies0 9 and0 9 abnormalities0 9 of09the0 9 cardiopulmonary0 9 system.0 9 Respiratory
0 9 care0 9 is0 9 increasingly0 9 involved0 9 in0 9 the0 9 prev09ention0 9 of0 9 respiratory0 9 dis
ease,0 9 the0 9 management0 9 of0 9 patients0 9 with0 9 chronic0 9 disease,0 9 and09promotion
0 9 of0 9 health0 9 and0 9 wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p.0 9 3 OBJ:0 9 0 9 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled0 9 nursing0 9 facilities
0 9 Di09a0 9 gnostic0 9 laborat
ories0 9 Hosp09itals0 9 or0 9 ac
ute0 9 care0 9 settings09Outpat
i0 9 ent physician
off09ices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute
c09are settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
09Galen0 9
Er09as0 9 ist
ratus09Aris
0 9 totle
ANS: A
The0 9 0 9 foundation0 9 0 9 of0 9 0 9 modern0 9 0 9 Western0 9 0 9 medicine0 9 0 9 was0 9 0 9 laid
0 9 0 9 in0 9 0 9 ancient0 9 0 9 Greece09with0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 devel0 9 opmentof0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 Hi
ppocratic0 9 0 9 Corpus.0 9 0 9 This0 9 0 9 collection0 9 0 9 of0 9 0 9 ancient
medical0 9 0 9 writings0 9 0 9 is0 9 0 9 attri0 9 0 9 buted0 9 0 9 to0 9 0 9 the0 9 0 9 “father0 9 0 9 of
0 9 0 9 medicine,”0 9 0 9 Hippocr09ates,0 9 0 9 a0 9 0 9 Greek0 9 0 9 physician0 9 0 9 who0
9 0 9 lived0 9 0 9 during0 9 the0 9 0 9 fifth0 9 0 9 and0 9 0 9 fourth0 9 0 9 centurie09s0 9 BC.
,DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
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