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EGAN’SFUNDAMENTALS
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OF RESPIRATORY CARE
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,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th Edition
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Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
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Promoting lung health t t
andwellness Providing
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patienteducation
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healthstatus Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices
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to patients
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evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of
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thecardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the prevention
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of respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease, and
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promotionof healthand wellness.
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
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Hospitals or acute care
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settingsOutpatient
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care t t t t t t t t t t t t
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Who is considered to be the ―father of medicine‖?
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The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
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developmentof the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings
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isattributed to the ―father of medicine,‖ Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived during
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the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 t OBJ: 2 t
,In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas,
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volume,andpressure. What was the chemist’s name?
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The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as ―Boyle’s law,‖ governing the
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relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as ―dephlogisticated air‖?
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In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called
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―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 described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and
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hisatomictheory in 1808.
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Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
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In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his ―germ theory‖ of disease, which held that many
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diseasesare caused by microorganisms.
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