, 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 2i
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health and wellness 2i 2i 2i 2i i
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Providing patient education 2i 2i
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health statusSelling 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i i
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oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
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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 2i
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 cardiopulm
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onary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention of respiratory disea
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se, the management of patients with chronic disease, and promotion of healthand wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Skilled nursing facilities Diag 2i 2i 2i
nostic laboratories Hospitals or 2i 2i 2i
acute care settingsOutpatient p
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hysician offices 2i
ANS: C 2i
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
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DIF: Recall REF: 2 i p. 3 2i OBJ: 1 2i
Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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Hippocrates 2i
Galen Erasi 2i
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the development
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of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings is attributed to the ―fa
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ther of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during the fifth and fourth cent
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uries BC. 2i
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, In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and
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pressure. What was the chemist’s name? 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
Sir Isaac Newton
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Robert Boyle 2i
Anthony van LeeuwenhoekNicolau 2i 2i 2i
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ANS: B 2i
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing ther
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elationship between gas, volume, and pressure. 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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Robert Boyle Jac 2i 2i
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ANS: D 2i
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called ―dephlogisticatedair.‖
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Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton Jo 2i 2i
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homas Young 2i
ANS: A 2i
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and his atomicthe
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ory in 1808. 2i 2i
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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Thomas Young 2i 2i
Louis Pasteur 2i 2i
Henry Graham 2i 2i
Robert Koch 2i
ANS: B 2i
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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Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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John Dalton Will 2i 2i
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Thomas Young 2i
ANS: C 2i
In 1895, William Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray and the modern field of radiologic imagingsciences was born.
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What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Provide airway care. Supp 2i 2i 2i
ort O2 therapy. Aerosol the
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Maintain patients on mechanical ventilation. 2i 2i 2i 2i
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The first inhalation therapists were really just O2 technicians.
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DIF: Recall REF: 2 i p. 7 2i OBJ: 3 2i
When did the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ become standard?
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a. 1954
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In 1974, the designation ―respiratory therapist‖ became standard.
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Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Robert Dalton Da 2i 2i
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Large-scale production of O2 was developed by Karl von Linde in 1907. 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i 2i
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When was the first Venti-
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a. 1945
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c. 1960
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The Campbell Venti- 2i 2i
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