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Kacmarek: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE st
1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness st st st st
2. Providing patient education st st
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ANS: C s t
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n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sys
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tem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the manag
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ement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 s t s t
2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities st st
b. Diagnostic laboratories st
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d. Outpatient physician offices st st
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. st st st st st st st st st st st st st
DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 s t s t
3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
ANS: A s t
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he Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “father of
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medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 2 s t s t
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Kacmarek: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE st
1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness st st st st
2. Providing patient education st st
3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status st st st st st
4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients st st st st st st
a. 1 and 3 only st st st
b. 2 and 4 only st st st
c. 1, 2, and 3 only st st st st
d. 2, 3, and 4 only st st st st
ANS: C s t
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluatio
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n, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary sys
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tem. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disease, the manag
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ement of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of health and wellness.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 s t s t
2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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a. Skilled nursing facilities st st
b. Diagnostic laboratories st
c. Hospitals or acute care settings st st st st
d. Outpatient physician offices st st
ANS: C s t
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings. st st st st st st st st st st st st st
DIF: Recall OBJ: 1 s t s t
3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
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a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
ANS: A s t
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development of t
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he Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the “father of
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medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall OBJ: 2 s t s t
