Test Bank
m
,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
m m m m m m
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
m m m m m m
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexpectedmrolemofmamrespiratorymtherapist?
Promotingmlungmhealthmandmwellnes
smProvidingmpatientmeducation
Assessingmthempatient’smcardiopulmonarymhealthmstatusmSelli
ngmoxygenm(O2)mtherapymdevicesmtompatients
1monly
1mandm4monly
1,m2,mandm3monly
d.m 1,m2,m3,mandm4
ANS:m C
Respiratorymcaremincludesmthemassessment,mtreatment,mmanagement,mcontrol,mdiagnosticmevalua
tion,meducation,mandmcaremofmpatientsmwithmdeficienciesmandmabnormalitiesmofmthemcardiopulmo
narymsystem.mRespiratorymcaremismincreasinglyminvolvedminmthempreventionmofmrespiratorymdisea
se,mthemmanagementmofmpatientsmwithmchronicmdisease,mandmpromotionmofmhealthmandmwellness.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Wheremaremthemmajoritymofmrespiratorymtherapistsmemployed?
SkilledmnursingmfacilitiesmDiag
nosticmlaboratoriesmHospitalsmo
rmacutemcaremsettingsmOutpatient
mphysicianmoffices
ANS:m C
Approximatelym75%mofmallmrespiratorymtherapistsmworkminmhospitalsmormothermacutemcaremsettings.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Whomismconsideredmtombemthem“fathermofmmedicine”?
HippocratesmGal
enmErasistratusm
Aristotle
ANS:m A
ThemfoundationmofmmodernmWesternmmedicinemwasmlaidminmancientmGreecemwithmthemdevelopm
entmofmthemHippocraticmCorpus.mThismcollectionmofmancientmmedicalmwritingsmismattributedmtomth
em“fathermofmmedicine,”mHippocrates,mamGreekmphysicianmwhomlivedmduringmthemfifthmandmfourt
hmcenturiesmBC.
DIF: Recall REF:m m pp.m3-4 OBJ:m 2
,Inm1662,mamchemistmpublishedmambookmthatmdescribedmthemrelationshipmbetweenmgas,mvolume,mandmp
ressure.mWhatmwasmthemchemist’smname?
SirmIsaacmNewto
nmRobertmBoyle
AnthonymvanmLeeuwenhoekmNicola
usmCopernicus
ANS:m B
Themchemist,mRobertmBoyle,mpublishedmwhatmismnowmknownmasm“Boyle’smlaw,”mgoverningmthemrelat
ionshipmbetweenmgas,mvolume,mandmpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m6 OBJ:m 2
WhomdiscoveredmO2m inm1774mandmdescribedmitmasm“dephlogisticatedmair”?
RobertmBoylemJacq
uemCharlesmThoma
smBeddoesmJosephm
Priestley
ANS:m D
Inm1774,mJosephmPriestleymdescribedmhismdiscoverymofmO2,mwhichmhemcalledm“dephlogisticat
edmair.”
DIF: Recall REF:m m pp.m6-7 OBJ:m 2
Whom ism creditedm withm firstm describingm them lawm ofm partialm pressuresm form am gasm mixture?
JohnmDaltonmJos
ephmPrestleymJac
quem CharlesmTh
omasmYoung
ANS:m A
JohnmDaltonmdescribedmhismlawmofmpartialmpressuresmformamgasmmixtureminm1801mandmhismatomicm
theoryminm1808.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whomwasmthemfirstmscientistminm1865mtomsuggestmthatmmicroorganismsmcausedmmanymdiseases?
ThomasmYoungm
LouismPasteurmH
enrymGrahammR
obertmKoch
ANS:m B
Inm1865,mLouismPasteurmadvancedmhism“germmtheory”mofmdisease,mwhichmheldmthatmmanymdiseas
esmaremcausedmbymmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whom discoveredm them x-raym andm openedm them doorm form them modernm fieldm ofm radiology?
JohnmDaltonmWil
liammSmith
, WilliammRoentgen
mThomasmYoung
ANS:m C
Inm1895,mWilliammRoentgenmdiscoveredmthemx-
raymandmthemmodernmfieldmofmradiologicmimagingmsciencesmwasmborn.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whatmwasmthemprimarymdutymofmthemfirstminhalationmtherapists?
Providemairwaymcare.mSupp
ortmO2mtherapy.mAerosolmth
erapymtompatients.
Maintainmpatientsmonmmechanicalmventilation.
ANS:m B
ThemfirstminhalationmtherapistsmweremreallymjustmO2m technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whenmdidmthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecomemstandard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS:m C
Inm1974,mthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecamemstandard.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whomwasmthemfirstmtomdevelopmthemlarge-scalemproductionmofmO2m inm1907?
RobertmDaltonmDa
vidmBoylemThomas
mAndersonmKarlmv
onmLinde
ANS:m D
Large-scalemproductionmofmO2m wasmdevelopedmbymKarlmvonmLindeminm1907.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 4
WhenmwasmthemfirstmVenti-
maskmintroducedmthatmallowsmthemprecisemdeliverymofm24%,m28%,m35%,andm40%mO2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS:m C
ThemCampbellmVenti-
mask,mwhichmallowedmthemadministrationmofm24%,m28%,m35%,morm40%mO2,mwasmintroducedminm
1960.
m
,Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
m m m m m m
Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
m m m m m m
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexpectedmrolemofmamrespiratorymtherapist?
Promotingmlungmhealthmandmwellnes
smProvidingmpatientmeducation
Assessingmthempatient’smcardiopulmonarymhealthmstatusmSelli
ngmoxygenm(O2)mtherapymdevicesmtompatients
1monly
1mandm4monly
1,m2,mandm3monly
d.m 1,m2,m3,mandm4
ANS:m C
Respiratorymcaremincludesmthemassessment,mtreatment,mmanagement,mcontrol,mdiagnosticmevalua
tion,meducation,mandmcaremofmpatientsmwithmdeficienciesmandmabnormalitiesmofmthemcardiopulmo
narymsystem.mRespiratorymcaremismincreasinglyminvolvedminmthempreventionmofmrespiratorymdisea
se,mthemmanagementmofmpatientsmwithmchronicmdisease,mandmpromotionmofmhealthmandmwellness.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Wheremaremthemmajoritymofmrespiratorymtherapistsmemployed?
SkilledmnursingmfacilitiesmDiag
nosticmlaboratoriesmHospitalsmo
rmacutemcaremsettingsmOutpatient
mphysicianmoffices
ANS:m C
Approximatelym75%mofmallmrespiratorymtherapistsmworkminmhospitalsmormothermacutemcaremsettings.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Whomismconsideredmtombemthem“fathermofmmedicine”?
HippocratesmGal
enmErasistratusm
Aristotle
ANS:m A
ThemfoundationmofmmodernmWesternmmedicinemwasmlaidminmancientmGreecemwithmthemdevelopm
entmofmthemHippocraticmCorpus.mThismcollectionmofmancientmmedicalmwritingsmismattributedmtomth
em“fathermofmmedicine,”mHippocrates,mamGreekmphysicianmwhomlivedmduringmthemfifthmandmfourt
hmcenturiesmBC.
DIF: Recall REF:m m pp.m3-4 OBJ:m 2
,Inm1662,mamchemistmpublishedmambookmthatmdescribedmthemrelationshipmbetweenmgas,mvolume,mandmp
ressure.mWhatmwasmthemchemist’smname?
SirmIsaacmNewto
nmRobertmBoyle
AnthonymvanmLeeuwenhoekmNicola
usmCopernicus
ANS:m B
Themchemist,mRobertmBoyle,mpublishedmwhatmismnowmknownmasm“Boyle’smlaw,”mgoverningmthemrelat
ionshipmbetweenmgas,mvolume,mandmpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m6 OBJ:m 2
WhomdiscoveredmO2m inm1774mandmdescribedmitmasm“dephlogisticatedmair”?
RobertmBoylemJacq
uemCharlesmThoma
smBeddoesmJosephm
Priestley
ANS:m D
Inm1774,mJosephmPriestleymdescribedmhismdiscoverymofmO2,mwhichmhemcalledm“dephlogisticat
edmair.”
DIF: Recall REF:m m pp.m6-7 OBJ:m 2
Whom ism creditedm withm firstm describingm them lawm ofm partialm pressuresm form am gasm mixture?
JohnmDaltonmJos
ephmPrestleymJac
quem CharlesmTh
omasmYoung
ANS:m A
JohnmDaltonmdescribedmhismlawmofmpartialmpressuresmformamgasmmixtureminm1801mandmhismatomicm
theoryminm1808.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whomwasmthemfirstmscientistminm1865mtomsuggestmthatmmicroorganismsmcausedmmanymdiseases?
ThomasmYoungm
LouismPasteurmH
enrymGrahammR
obertmKoch
ANS:m B
Inm1865,mLouismPasteurmadvancedmhism“germmtheory”mofmdisease,mwhichmheldmthatmmanymdiseas
esmaremcausedmbymmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whom discoveredm them x-raym andm openedm them doorm form them modernm fieldm ofm radiology?
JohnmDaltonmWil
liammSmith
, WilliammRoentgen
mThomasmYoung
ANS:m C
Inm1895,mWilliammRoentgenmdiscoveredmthemx-
raymandmthemmodernmfieldmofmradiologicmimagingmsciencesmwasmborn.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whatmwasmthemprimarymdutymofmthemfirstminhalationmtherapists?
Providemairwaymcare.mSupp
ortmO2mtherapy.mAerosolmth
erapymtompatients.
Maintainmpatientsmonmmechanicalmventilation.
ANS:m B
ThemfirstminhalationmtherapistsmweremreallymjustmO2m technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whenmdidmthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecomemstandard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS:m C
Inm1974,mthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecamemstandard.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whomwasmthemfirstmtomdevelopmthemlarge-scalemproductionmofmO2m inm1907?
RobertmDaltonmDa
vidmBoylemThomas
mAndersonmKarlmv
onmLinde
ANS:m D
Large-scalemproductionmofmO2m wasmdevelopedmbymKarlmvonmLindeminm1907.
DIF: Recall REF:m m p.m7 OBJ:m 4
WhenmwasmthemfirstmVenti-
maskmintroducedmthatmallowsmthemprecisemdeliverymofm24%,m28%,m35%,andm40%mO2?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS:m C
ThemCampbellmVenti-
mask,mwhichmallowedmthemadministrationmofm24%,m28%,m35%,morm40%mO2,mwasmintroducedminm
1960.
