TEST BANK FOR n n
EGAN’SFUNDAMENTALS
n n
OF RESPIRATORY CARE
n n n
13TH EDITION BYn n n
KACMAREK ET AL
n n n
Full test bank n n
withallchapters
n n
1028 pages.
n n
,Chapter n01 n- nHistory nof nRespiratory nCare
Kacmarek net nal.: nEgan’s nFundamentals nof nRespiratory nCare, n11th nEdition
MULTIPLE nCHOICE
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexpected nrole nof na nrespiratory ntherapist?
Promoting nlung nhealth nand
nwellnessnProviding npatient
neducation
Assessing nthe npatient’s ncardiopulmonary nhealth
nstatusnSelling noxygen n(O2) ntherapy ndevices nto
npatients
1 nonly
1 nand n4 nonly
1, n2, nand n3 nonly
d. n 1, n2, n3, nand n4
ANS: n C
Respiratory ncare nincludes nthe nassessment, ntreatment, nmanagement, ncontrol, ndiagnostic
nevaluation, neducation, nand ncare nof npatients nwith ndeficiencies nand nabnormalities nof nthe
ncardiopulmonary nsystem. nRespiratory ncare nis nincreasingly ninvolved nin nthe nprevention
nof nrespiratory ndisease, nthe nmanagement nof npatients nwith nchronic ndisease, nand npromotion
nof nhealthnand nwellness.
DIF: Recall REF: n n np. n3 OBJ: n 1
Where nare nthe nmajority nof nrespiratory ntherapists nemployed?
Skilled nnursing nfacilities
nDiagnostic nlaboratories
nHospitals nor nacute ncare
nsettingsnOutpatient nphysician
noffices
ANS: n C
Approximately n75% nof nall nrespiratory ntherapists nwork nin nhospitals nor nother nacute ncare nsettings.
DIF: Recall REF: n n np. n3 OBJ: n 1
Who nis nconsidered nto nbe nthe n―father nof nmedicine‖?
Hippocrates
nGalen
nErasistratu
snAristotle
ANS: n A
The nfoundation nof nmodern nWestern nmedicine nwas nlaid nin nancient nGreece nwith nthe
ndevelopmentnof nthe nHippocratic nCorpus. nThis ncollection nof nancient nmedical nwritings nis
nattributed nto nthe n―father nof nmedicine,‖ nHippocrates, na nGreek nphysician nwho nlived
nduring nthe nfifth nand nfourth ncenturies nBC.
DIF: Recall REF: n n npp. n3-4 OBJ: n 2
,In n1662, na nchemist npublished na nbook nthat ndescribed nthe nrelationship nbetween ngas, nvolume,
nandnpressure. nWhat nwas nthe nchemist’s nname?
Sir nIsaac
nNewtonnRobert
nBoyle
Anthony nvan
nLeeuwenhoeknNicolaus
nCopernicus
ANS: n B
The nchemist, nRobert nBoyle, npublished nwhat nis nnow nknown nas n―Boyle’s nlaw,‖ ngoverning nthe
nrelationship nbetween ngas, nvolume, nand npressure.
DIF: Recall REF: n n np. n6 OBJ: n 2
Who ndiscovered nO2 nin n1774 nand ndescribed nit nas n―dephlogisticated nair‖?
Robert nBoyle
nJacque nCharles
nThomas
nBeddoesnJoseph
nPriestley
ANS: n D
In n1774, nJoseph nPriestley ndescribed nhis ndiscovery nof nO2, nwhich nhe ncalled
n―dephlogisticatednair.‖
DIF: Recall REF: n n npp. n6-7 OBJ: n 2
Who nis ncredited nwith nfirst ndescribing nthe nlaw nof npartial npressures nfor na ngas nmixture?
John nDalton
nJoseph
nPrestley
nJacque
nCharles
nThomas
nYoung
ANS: n A
John nDalton ndescribed nhis nlaw nof npartial npressures nfor na ngas nmixture nin n1801 nand nhis
natomicntheory nin n1808.
DIF: Recall REF: n n np. n7 OBJ: n 2
Who nwas nthe nfirst nscientist nin n1865 nto nsuggest nthat nmicroorganisms ncaused nmany ndiseases?
Thomas
nYoungnLouis
nPasteur
nHenry
nGraham
nRobert nKoch
ANS: n B
In n1865, nLouis nPasteur nadvanced nhis n―germ ntheory‖ nof ndisease, nwhich nheld nthat nmany
ndiseasesnare ncaused nby nmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: n n np. n7 OBJ: n 2
, Who ndiscovered nthe nx-ray nand nopened nthe ndoor nfor nthe nmodern nfield nof nradiology?
John nDalton
nWilliam
nSmith
