, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Ui
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellness Ui Ui Ui Ui
Providing patient education
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Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selli
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ng oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 only Ui
1 and 4 only
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1, 2, and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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ANS: C Ui
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
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ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopul
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monary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory d
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isease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellne
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ss.
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 3 Ui OBJ: 1 Ui
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag Ui Ui Ui
nostic laboratories Hospitals o Ui Ui Ui
r acute care settings Outpatient
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physician offices
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ANS: C Ui
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 3 Ui OBJ: 1 Ui
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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Hippocrates Gal Ui
en Erasistratus
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Aristotle
ANS: A Ui
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmen
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t 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 fourt
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h centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i pp. 3-4 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pr
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essure. What was the chemist’s name? Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Sir Isaac Newton Ui Ui U
Robert Boyle
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicola Ui Ui Ui
us CopernicusUi
ANS: B Ui
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the re
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lationship between gas, volume, and pressure. Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 6 Ui OBJ: 2 U i
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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Robert Boyle Jac Ui Ui
que Charles Tho Ui Ui
mas Beddoes Jose Ui Ui
ph Priestley Ui
ANS: D Ui
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticate
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d air.‖
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DIF: Recall REF: U i pp. 6-7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton Jos Ui Ui
eph Prestley Jac Ui Ui
que Charles Tho Ui Ui
mas Young Ui
ANS: A Ui
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic t
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heory in 1808. Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Thomas Young Ui
Louis Pasteur
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Henry Graham
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Robert Koch
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ANS: B Ui
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases
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are caused by microorganisms.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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John Dalton Ui Ui
William Smith Ui
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, William Roentgen Ui
Thomas Young
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ANS: C Ui
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp Ui Ui Ui
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol th
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erapy to patients. Ui Ui
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. Ui Ui Ui Ui
ANS: B Ui
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 3 Ui
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C U i
In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 3 Ui
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Robert Dalton Da Ui Ui
vid Boyle Thoma Ui Ui
s Anderson Karl v
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on Linde Ui
ANS: D Ui
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 4 Ui
When was the first Venti-
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mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
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a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C U i
The Campbell Venti- Ui Ui
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in
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1960.
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
MULTIPLE CHOICE Ui
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Promoting lung health and wellness Ui Ui Ui Ui
Providing patient education
Ui Ui Ui
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status Selli
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
ng oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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1 only Ui
1 and 4 only
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1, 2, and 3 only
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d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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ANS: C Ui
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evalu
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
ation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopul
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
monary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory d
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
isease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellne
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
ss.
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 3 Ui OBJ: 1 Ui
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Skilled nursing facilities Diag Ui Ui Ui
nostic laboratories Hospitals o Ui Ui Ui
r acute care settings Outpatient
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physician offices
Ui Ui
ANS: C Ui
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 3 Ui OBJ: 1 Ui
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Hippocrates Gal Ui
en Erasistratus
Ui Ui
Aristotle
ANS: A Ui
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the developmen
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t 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 fourt
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h centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: U i pp. 3-4 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
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Ui Verified test bank Ui Ui [Type here]
Ui
, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pr
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essure. What was the chemist’s name? Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Sir Isaac Newton Ui Ui U
Robert Boyle
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicola Ui Ui Ui
us CopernicusUi
ANS: B Ui
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the re
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lationship between gas, volume, and pressure. Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 6 Ui OBJ: 2 U i
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Robert Boyle Jac Ui Ui
que Charles Tho Ui Ui
mas Beddoes Jose Ui Ui
ph Priestley Ui
ANS: D Ui
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticate
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d air.‖
Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i pp. 6-7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
John Dalton Jos Ui Ui
eph Prestley Jac Ui Ui
que Charles Tho Ui Ui
mas Young Ui
ANS: A Ui
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomic t
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
heory in 1808. Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Thomas Young Ui
Louis Pasteur
Ui Ui U
Henry Graham
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Robert Koch
Ui Ui
ANS: B Ui
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many diseases
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are caused by microorganisms.
Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
John Dalton Ui Ui
William Smith Ui
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Ui Verified test bank Ui Ui [Type here]
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, William Roentgen Ui
Thomas Young
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ANS: C Ui
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imaging sciences was born.
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 2 Ui
What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Provide airway care. Supp Ui Ui Ui
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol th
Ui Ui Ui Ui
erapy to patients. Ui Ui
Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. Ui Ui Ui Ui
ANS: B Ui
The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 3 Ui
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS: C U i
In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 3 Ui
Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
Robert Dalton Da Ui Ui
vid Boyle Thoma Ui Ui
s Anderson Karl v
Ui Ui Ui
on Linde Ui
ANS: D Ui
Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907.
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
DIF: Recall REF: U i p. 7 Ui OBJ: 4 Ui
When was the first Venti-
Ui Ui Ui Ui
mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%,and 40% O2?
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS: C U i
The Campbell Venti- Ui Ui
mask, which allowed the administration of 24%, 28%, 35%, or 40% O2, was introduced in
Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui Ui U
1960.
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Ui Verified test bank Ui Ui [Type here]
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