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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Promoting lung health and wellness
Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health
and wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities
Diagnostic laboratories
Hospitals or acute care settings
Outpatient physician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen
Erasistratus
Aristotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
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, Ins51662,s5as5chemists5publisheds5as5books5thats5describeds5thes5relationships5betweens5gas,s5volum
e,s5ands5pressure.s5Whats5wass5thes5chemist’ss5name?
Sirs5Isaacs5Newto
ns5Roberts5Boyle
Anthonys5vans5Leeuwenhoeks5Nicol
auss5Copernicus
ANS:s5 B
Thes5chemist,s5Roberts5Boyle,s5publisheds5whats5iss5nows5knowns5ass5“Boyle’ss5law,”s5governi
ngs5thes5relationships5betweens5gas,s5volume,s5ands5pressure.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s56 OBJ:s 5 2
Whos5discovereds5O2s5 ins51774s5ands5describeds5its5ass5“dephlogisticateds5air”?
Roberts5Boyles5Ja
cques5Charless5Th
omass5Beddoess5J
osephs5Priestley
ANS:s5 D
Ins51774,s5Josephs5Priestleys5describeds5hiss5discoverys5ofs5O2,s5whichs5hes5calleds5“dephlog
isticateds5air.”
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 pp.s56-7 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5iss5crediteds5withs5firsts5describings5thes5laws5ofs5partials5pressuress5fors5as5gass5mixture?
Johns5Daltons5Jo
sephs5Prestleys5J
acques5Charless5
Thomass5Young
ANS:s5 A
Johns5Daltons5describeds5hiss5laws5ofs5partials5pressuress5fors5as5gass5mixtures5ins51801s5ands5hi
ss5atomics5theorys5ins51808.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5wass5thes5firsts5scientists5ins51865s5tos5suggests5thats5microorganismss5causeds5manys5diseases?
Thomass5Youn
gs5Louiss5Paste
urs5Henrys5Gra
hams5Roberts5
Koch
ANS:s5 B
Ins51865,s5Louiss5Pasteurs5advanceds5hiss5“germs5theory”s5ofs5disease,s5whichs5helds5thats5manys
5diseasess5ares5causeds5bys5microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5discovereds5thes5x-rays5ands5openeds5thes5doors5fors5thes5moderns5fields5ofs5radiology?
Johns5Daltons5
Williams5Smit
h
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
k
, Williams5Roentge
ns5Thomass5Youn
g
ANS:s5 C
Ins51895,s5Williams5Roentgens5discovereds5thes5x-
rays5ands5thes5moderns5fields5ofs5radiologics5imagings5sciencess5wass5born.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whats5wass5thes5primarys5dutys5ofs5thes5firsts5inhalations5therapists?
Provides5airways5care.s5Su
pports5O2s5therapy.s5Aeros
ols5therapys5tos5patients.
Maintains5patientss5ons5mechanicals5ventilation.
ANS:s5 B
Thes5firsts5inhalations5therapistss5weres5reallys5justs5O2s5 technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 3
Whens5dids5thes5designations5“respiratorys5therapist”s5becomes5standard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS:s 5 C
Ins51974,s5thes5designations5“respiratorys5therapist”s5becames5standard.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 3
Whos5wass5thes5firsts5tos5develops5thes5large-scales5productions5ofs5O2s 5 ins51907?
Roberts5Daltons5D
avids5Boyles5Tho
mass5Andersons5K
arls5vons5Linde
ANS:s5 D
Large-scales5productions5ofs5O2s 5 wass5developeds5bys5Karls5vons5Lindes5ins51907.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 4
Whens5wass5thes5firsts5Venti-
masks5introduceds5thats5allowss5thes5precises5deliverys5ofs524%,s528%,s535%,ands540%s5O2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS:s 5 C
Thes5Campbells5Venti-
mask,s5whichs5alloweds5thes5administrations5ofs524%,s528%,s535%,s5ors540%s5O2,s5wass5intro
duceds5ins51960.
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Promoting lung health and wellness
Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of
respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health
and wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities
Diagnostic laboratories
Hospitals or acute care settings
Outpatient physician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen
Erasistratus
Aristotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the
“father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth
centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
k
, Ins51662,s5as5chemists5publisheds5as5books5thats5describeds5thes5relationships5betweens5gas,s5volum
e,s5ands5pressure.s5Whats5wass5thes5chemist’ss5name?
Sirs5Isaacs5Newto
ns5Roberts5Boyle
Anthonys5vans5Leeuwenhoeks5Nicol
auss5Copernicus
ANS:s5 B
Thes5chemist,s5Roberts5Boyle,s5publisheds5whats5iss5nows5knowns5ass5“Boyle’ss5law,”s5governi
ngs5thes5relationships5betweens5gas,s5volume,s5ands5pressure.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s56 OBJ:s 5 2
Whos5discovereds5O2s5 ins51774s5ands5describeds5its5ass5“dephlogisticateds5air”?
Roberts5Boyles5Ja
cques5Charless5Th
omass5Beddoess5J
osephs5Priestley
ANS:s5 D
Ins51774,s5Josephs5Priestleys5describeds5hiss5discoverys5ofs5O2,s5whichs5hes5calleds5“dephlog
isticateds5air.”
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 pp.s56-7 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5iss5crediteds5withs5firsts5describings5thes5laws5ofs5partials5pressuress5fors5as5gass5mixture?
Johns5Daltons5Jo
sephs5Prestleys5J
acques5Charless5
Thomass5Young
ANS:s5 A
Johns5Daltons5describeds5hiss5laws5ofs5partials5pressuress5fors5as5gass5mixtures5ins51801s5ands5hi
ss5atomics5theorys5ins51808.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5wass5thes5firsts5scientists5ins51865s5tos5suggests5thats5microorganismss5causeds5manys5diseases?
Thomass5Youn
gs5Louiss5Paste
urs5Henrys5Gra
hams5Roberts5
Koch
ANS:s5 B
Ins51865,s5Louiss5Pasteurs5advanceds5hiss5“germs5theory”s5ofs5disease,s5whichs5helds5thats5manys
5diseasess5ares5causeds5bys5microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whos5discovereds5thes5x-rays5ands5openeds5thes5doors5fors5thes5moderns5fields5ofs5radiology?
Johns5Daltons5
Williams5Smit
h
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
k
, Williams5Roentge
ns5Thomass5Youn
g
ANS:s5 C
Ins51895,s5Williams5Roentgens5discovereds5thes5x-
rays5ands5thes5moderns5fields5ofs5radiologics5imagings5sciencess5wass5born.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 2
Whats5wass5thes5primarys5dutys5ofs5thes5firsts5inhalations5therapists?
Provides5airways5care.s5Su
pports5O2s5therapy.s5Aeros
ols5therapys5tos5patients.
Maintains5patientss5ons5mechanicals5ventilation.
ANS:s5 B
Thes5firsts5inhalations5therapistss5weres5reallys5justs5O2s5 technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 3
Whens5dids5thes5designations5“respiratorys5therapist”s5becomes5standard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS:s 5 C
Ins51974,s5thes5designations5“respiratorys5therapist”s5becames5standard.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 3
Whos5wass5thes5firsts5tos5develops5thes5large-scales5productions5ofs5O2s 5 ins51907?
Roberts5Daltons5D
avids5Boyles5Tho
mass5Andersons5K
arls5vons5Linde
ANS:s5 D
Large-scales5productions5ofs5O2s 5 wass5developeds5bys5Karls5vons5Lindes5ins51907.
DIF: Recall REF:s 5 p.s57 OBJ:s5 4
Whens5wass5thes5firsts5Venti-
masks5introduceds5thats5allowss5thes5precises5deliverys5ofs524%,s528%,s535%,ands540%s5O2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS:s 5 C
Thes5Campbells5Venti-
mask,s5whichs5alloweds5thes5administrations5ofs524%,s528%,s535%,s5ors540%s5O2,s5wass5intro
duceds5ins51960.
Types5here Verifieds5tests5ban [Types5here
] ]
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