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, Chapter2012-2History2of2Respiratory2Care
Kacmarek2 et2 al.:2 Egan’s2 Fundamentals2 of2 Respiratory2 Care,2 13th2 Edition
MULTIPLE2CHOICE
Which2of2the2following2is2an2expected2role2of2a2respiratory2therapist?
Promoting2lung2health2and2wellness2
Providing2patient2education
Assessing2the2patient’s2cardiopulmonary2health2status2Sellin
g2oxygen2(O2)2therapy2devices2to2patients
12only
12and242only
1,22,2and232only
d.2 1,22,23,2and24
ANS:2 C
Respiratory2care2includes2the2assessment,2treatment,2management,2control,2diagnostic2evalua
tion,2education,2and2care2of2patients2with2deficiencies2and2abnormalities2of2the2cardiopulmon
ary2system.2Respiratory2care2is2increasingly2involved2in2the2prevention2of2respiratory2disease
,2the2management2of2patients2with2chronic2disease,2and2promotion2of2health2and2wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.23 OBJ:2 1
Where2are2the2majority2of2respiratory2therapists2employed?
Skilled2nursing2facilities2Diag
nostic2laboratories2Hospitals2or
2acute2care2settings2Outpatient2p
hysician2offices
ANS:2 C
Approximately275%2of2all2respiratory2therapists2work2in2hospitals2or2other2acute2care2settings.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.23 OBJ:2 1
Who2is2considered2to2be2the2“father2of2medicine”?
Hippocrates2
Galen2Erasi
stratus2Arist
otle
ANS:2 A
The2foundation2of2modern2Western2medicine2was2laid2in2ancient2Greece2with2the2development2
of2the2Hippocratic2Corpus.2This2collection2of2ancient2medical2writings2is2attributed2to2the2“fat
her2of2medicine,”2Hippocrates,2a2Greek2physician2who2lived2during2the2fifth2and2fourth2centu
ries2BC.
DIF: Recall REF:2 pp.23-4 OBJ:2 2
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, In21662,2a2chemist2published2a2book2that2described2the2relationship2between2gas,2volume,2and2
pressure.2What2was2the2chemist’s2name?
Sir2Isaac2Newton2
Robert2Boyle
Anthony2van2Leeuwenhoek2Nicolau
s2Copernicus
ANS:2 B
The2chemist,2Robert2Boyle,2published2what2is2now2known2as2“Boyle’s2law,”2governing2the2
relationship2between2gas,2volume,2and2pressure.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.26 OBJ:2 2
Who2discovered2O22 in217742and2described2it2as2“dephlogisticated2air”?
Robert2Boyle2Jac
que2Charles2Tho
mas2Beddoes2Jos
eph2Priestley
ANS:2 D
In21774,2Joseph2Priestley2described2his2discovery2of2O2,2which2he2called2“dephlogisticated2air.
”
DIF: Recall REF:2 pp.26-7 OBJ:2 2
Who2is2credited2with2first2describing2the2law2of2partial2pressures2for2a2gas2mixture?
John2Dalton2Jo
seph2Prestley2Ja
cque2Charles2T
homas2Young
ANS:2 A
John2Dalton2described2his2law2of2partial2pressures2for2a2gas2mixture2in218012and2his2atomic2th
eory2in21808.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 2
Who2was2the2first2scientist2in218652to2suggest2that2microorganisms2caused2many2diseases?
Thomas2Young2
Louis2Pasteur2
Henry2Graham2
Robert2Koch
ANS:2 B
In21865,2Louis2Pasteur2advanced2his2“germ2theory”2of2disease,2which2held2that2many2diseases2
are2caused2by2microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 2
Who2discovered2the2x-ray2and2opened2the2door2for2the2modern2field2of2radiology?
John2Dalton2Will
iam2Smith
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, William2Roentgen2
Thomas2Young
ANS:2 C
In21895,2William2Roentgen2discovered2the2x-
ray2and2the2modern2field2of2radiologic2imaging2sciences2was2born.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 2
What2was2the2primary2duty2of2the2first2inhalation2therapists?
Provide2airway2care.2Supp
ort2O22therapy.2Aerosol2the
rapy2to2patients.
Maintain2patients2on2mechanical2ventilation.
ANS:2 B
The2first2inhalation2therapists2were2really2just2O22 technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 3
When2did2the2designation2“respiratory2therapist”2become2standard?
a. 1954
b.222 1964
c. 1974
d.222 1984
ANS:2 C
In21974,2the2designation2“respiratory2therapist”2became2standard.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 3
Who2was2the2first2to2develop2the2large-scale2production2of2O22 in21907?
Robert2Dalton2Da
vid2Boyle2Thomas
2Anderson2Karl2vo
n2Linde
ANS:2 D
Large-scale2production2of2O22 was2developed2by2Karl2von2Linde2in21907.
DIF: Recall REF:2 p.27 OBJ:2 4
When2was2the2first2Venti-
mask2introduced2that2allows2the2precise2delivery2of224%,228%,235%,and240%2O2?
a. 1945
b.222 1954
c. 1960
d.222 1972
ANS:2 C
The2Campbell2Venti-
mask,2which2allowed2the2administration2of224%,228%,235%,2or240%2O2,2was2introduced2in219
60.
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