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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter7 0 017 0 -7 0 History7 0 of7 0 Respiratory7 0 Care
Kacmarek7 0 et7 0 al.:7 0 Egan’s7 0 Fundamentals7 0 of7 0 Respiratory7 0 Care,7 0 12th7 0 Edition
MULTIPLE7 0 CHOICE
Which7 0 of7 0 the7 0 following7 0 is7 0 an7 0 expected7 0 role7 0 of7 0 a7 0 respiratory7 0 therapist?
Promoting7 0 lung7 0 health7 0 and7 0 w
elln70ess7 0 Providing7 0 patient7 0 e
ducation
Assessing7 0 the7 0 patient’s7 0 cardiopulmonary7 0 healt
h7 0 stat70us7 0 Selling7 0 oxygen7 0 (O2)7 0 therapy7 0
devices7 0 to7 0 patie70nts
17 0 only
17 0 and7 0 47 0 only
1,7 0 2,7 0 and7 0 37 0 only
d. 1,7 0 2,7 0 3,7 0 and7 0 4
ANS:7 0 7 0 C
Respiratory7 0 care7 0 includes7 0 the7 0 assessment,7 0 treatment,7 0 management,7 0 contro
l,7 0 diagnostic70evaluation,7 0 education,7 0 and7 0 care7 0 of7 0 patients7 0 with7 0 defi
ciencies7 0 and7 0 abnormalities7 0 of70the7 0 cardiopulmonary7 0 system.7 0 Respiratory
7 0 care7 0 is7 0 increasingly7 0 involved7 0 in7 0 the7 0 prev70ention7 0 of7 0 respiratory7 0 dis
ease,7 0 the7 0 management7 0 of7 0 patients7 0 with7 0 chronic7 0 disease,7 0 and70promotion
7 0 of7 0 health7 0 and7 0 wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 0 3 OBJ:7 0 7 0 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled7 0 nursing7 0 facilities
7 0 Di70a7 0 gnostic7 0 laborat
ories7 0 Hosp70itals7 0 or7 0 ac
ute7 0 care7 0 settings70Outpat
i7 0 ent physician
off70ices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute
c70are settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
70Galen7 0
Er70as7 0 ist
ratus70Aris
7 0 totle
ANS: A
The7 0 7 0 foundation7 0 7 0 of7 0 7 0 modern7 0 7 0 Western7 0 7 0 medicine7 0 7 0 was7 0 7 0 laid
7 0 7 0 in7 0 7 0 ancient7 0 7 0 Greece70with7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 devel7 0 opmentof7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 Hi
ppocratic7 0 7 0 Corpus.7 0 7 0 This7 0 7 0 collection7 0 7 0 of7 0 7 0 ancient
medical7 0 7 0 writings7 0 7 0 is7 0 7 0 attri7 0 7 0 buted7 0 7 0 to7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 “father7 0 7 0 of
7 0 7 0 medicine,”7 0 7 0 Hippocr70ates,7 0 7 0 a7 0 7 0 Greek7 0 7 0 physician7 0 7 0 who7
0 7 0 lived7 0 7 0 during7 0 the7 0 7 0 fifth7 0 7 0 and7 0 7 0 fourth7 0 7 0 centurie70s7 0 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
,Chapter7 0 017 0 -7 0 History7 0 of7 0 Respiratory7 0 Care
Kacmarek7 0 et7 0 al.:7 0 Egan’s7 0 Fundamentals7 0 of7 0 Respiratory7 0 Care,7 0 12th7 0 Edition
MULTIPLE7 0 CHOICE
Which7 0 of7 0 the7 0 following7 0 is7 0 an7 0 expected7 0 role7 0 of7 0 a7 0 respiratory7 0 therapist?
Promoting7 0 lung7 0 health7 0 and7 0 w
elln70ess7 0 Providing7 0 patient7 0 e
ducation
Assessing7 0 the7 0 patient’s7 0 cardiopulmonary7 0 healt
h7 0 stat70us7 0 Selling7 0 oxygen7 0 (O2)7 0 therapy7 0
devices7 0 to7 0 patie70nts
17 0 only
17 0 and7 0 47 0 only
1,7 0 2,7 0 and7 0 37 0 only
d. 1,7 0 2,7 0 3,7 0 and7 0 4
ANS:7 0 7 0 C
Respiratory7 0 care7 0 includes7 0 the7 0 assessment,7 0 treatment,7 0 management,7 0 contro
l,7 0 diagnostic70evaluation,7 0 education,7 0 and7 0 care7 0 of7 0 patients7 0 with7 0 defi
ciencies7 0 and7 0 abnormalities7 0 of70the7 0 cardiopulmonary7 0 system.7 0 Respiratory
7 0 care7 0 is7 0 increasingly7 0 involved7 0 in7 0 the7 0 prev70ention7 0 of7 0 respiratory7 0 dis
ease,7 0 the7 0 management7 0 of7 0 patients7 0 with7 0 chronic7 0 disease,7 0 and70promotion
7 0 of7 0 health7 0 and7 0 wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p.7 0 3 OBJ:7 0 7 0 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled7 0 nursing7 0 facilities
7 0 Di70a7 0 gnostic7 0 laborat
ories7 0 Hosp70itals7 0 or7 0 ac
ute7 0 care7 0 settings70Outpat
i7 0 ent physician
off70ices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute
c70are settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
70Galen7 0
Er70as7 0 ist
ratus70Aris
7 0 totle
ANS: A
The7 0 7 0 foundation7 0 7 0 of7 0 7 0 modern7 0 7 0 Western7 0 7 0 medicine7 0 7 0 was7 0 7 0 laid
7 0 7 0 in7 0 7 0 ancient7 0 7 0 Greece70with7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 devel7 0 opmentof7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 Hi
ppocratic7 0 7 0 Corpus.7 0 7 0 This7 0 7 0 collection7 0 7 0 of7 0 7 0 ancient
medical7 0 7 0 writings7 0 7 0 is7 0 7 0 attri7 0 7 0 buted7 0 7 0 to7 0 7 0 the7 0 7 0 “father7 0 7 0 of
7 0 7 0 medicine,”7 0 7 0 Hippocr70ates,7 0 7 0 a7 0 7 0 Greek7 0 7 0 physician7 0 7 0 who7
0 7 0 lived7 0 7 0 during7 0 the7 0 7 0 fifth7 0 7 0 and7 0 7 0 fourth7 0 7 0 centurie70s7 0 BC.
,DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
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