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, Chapter450145-45History45of45Respiratory45Care
Kacmarek4 5 et4 5 al.:4 5 Egan’s4 5 Fundamentals4 5 of4 5 Respiratory4 5 Care,4 5 12th4 5 Edition
MULTIPLE45CHOICE
Which45of45the45following45is45an45expected45role45of45a45respiratory45therapist?
Promoting45lung45health45and45well
ness45Providing45patient45education
Assessing45the45patient’s45cardiopulmonary45health45status45S
elling45oxygen45(O2)45therapy45devices45to45patients
145only
145and45445only
1,452,45and45345only
d.4 5 1,452,453,45and454
ANS:45 C
Respiratory45care45includes45the45assessment,45treatment,45management,45control,45diagnosti
c45evaluation,45education,45and45care45of45patients45with45deficiencies45and45abnormalities45
of45the45cardiopulmonary45system.45Respiratory45care45is45increasingly45involved45in45the45
prevention45of45respiratory45disease,45the45management45of45patients45with45chronic45disease,4
5and45promotion45of45health45and45wellness.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 p.453 OBJ:45 1
Where45are45the45majority45of45respiratory45therapists45employed?
Skilled45nursing45facilities45Di
agnostic45laboratories45Hospit
als45or45acute45care45settings45Ou
tpatient45physician45offices
ANS:45 C
Approximately4575%45of45all45respiratory45therapists45work45in45hospitals45or45other45acute45care45setting
s.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 p.453 OBJ:45 1
Who45is45considered45to45be45the45“father45of45medicine”?
Hippocrates
45Galen45Era
sistratus45Ari
stotle
ANS:4 5 A
The45foundation45of45modern45Western45medicine45was45laid45in45ancient45Greece45with45the45
development45of45the45Hippocratic45Corpus.45This45collection45of45ancient45medical45writings
45is45attributed45to45the45“father45of45medicine,”45Hippocrates,45a45Greek45physician45who45li
ved45during45the45fifth45and45fourth45centuries45BC.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 pp.453-4 OBJ:4 5 2
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,In451662,45a45chemist45published45a45book45that45described45the45relationship45between45gas,4
5volume,45and45pressure.45What45was45the45chemist’s45name?
Sir45Isaac45Newto
n45Robert45Boyle
Anthony45van45Leeuwenhoek45Nicol
aus45Copernicus
ANS:45 B
The45chemist,45Robert45Boyle,45published45what45is45now45known45as45“Boyle’s45law,”45g
overning45the45relationship45between45gas,45volume,45and45pressure.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 p.456 OBJ:4 5 2
Who45discovered45O245 in45177445and45described45it45as45“dephlogisticated45air”?
Robert45Boyle45J
acque45Charles45
Thomas45Beddoe
s45Joseph45Priestle
y
ANS:45 D
In451774,45Joseph45Priestley45described45his45discovery45of45O2,45which45he45called45“dephlog
isticated45air.”
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 pp.456-7 OBJ:4 5 2
Who45is45credited45with45first45describing45the45law45of45partial45pressures45for45a45gas45mixture?
John45Dalton45
Joseph45Prestle
y45Jacque45Char
les45Thomas45Yo
ung
ANS:4 5 A
John45Dalton45described45his45law45of45partial45pressures45for45a45gas45mixture45in45180145and
45his45atomic45theory45in451808.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 p.457 OBJ:45 2
Who45was45the45first45scientist45in45186545to45suggest45that45microorganisms45caused45many45diseases?
Thomas45Youn
g45Louis45Paste
ur45Henry45Gr
aham45Robert45
Koch
ANS:45 B
In451865,45Louis45Pasteur45advanced45his45“germ45theory”45of45disease,45which45held45that45
many45diseases45are45caused45by45microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:4 5 p.457 OBJ:45 2
Who45discovered45the45x-ray45and45opened45the45door45for45the45modern45field45of45radiology?
John45Dalton45W
illiam45Smith
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