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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Promoting lung health and well
ness Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status S
elling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnosti
c evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities
of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the
prevention of respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease,
and promotion of health and wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities Di
agnostic laboratories Hospit
als or acute care settings Ou
tpatient physician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care setting
s.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen Era
sistratus Ari
stotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
development of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings
is attributed to the “father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who li
ved during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
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,In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas,
volume, and pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
Sir Isaac Newto
n Robert Boyle
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicol
aus Copernicus
ANS: B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” g
overning the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
Robert Boyle J
acque Charles
Thomas Beddoe
s Joseph Priestle
y
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlog
isticated air.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
John Dalton
Joseph Prestle
y Jacque Char
les Thomas Yo
ung
ANS: A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and
his atomic theory in 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
Thomas Youn
g Louis Paste
ur Henry Gr
aham Robert
Koch
ANS: B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that
many diseases are caused by microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
John Dalton W
illiam Smith
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Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Promoting lung health and well
ness Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status S
elling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnosti
c evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities
of the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care is increasingly involved in the
prevention of respiratory disease, the management of patients with chronic disease,
and promotion of health and wellness.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities Di
agnostic laboratories Hospit
als or acute care settings Ou
tpatient physician offices
ANS: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care setting
s.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen Era
sistratus Ari
stotle
ANS: A
The foundation of modern Western medicine was laid in ancient Greece with the
development of the Hippocratic Corpus. This collection of ancient medical writings
is attributed to the “father of medicine,” Hippocrates, a Greek physician who li
ved during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
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,In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas,
volume, and pressure. What was the chemist’s name?
Sir Isaac Newto
n Robert Boyle
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Nicol
aus Copernicus
ANS: B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” g
overning the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
Who discovered O2 in 1774 and described it as “dephlogisticated air”?
Robert Boyle J
acque Charles
Thomas Beddoe
s Joseph Priestle
y
ANS: D
In 1774, Joseph Priestley described his discovery of O2, which he called “dephlog
isticated air.”
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 2
Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
John Dalton
Joseph Prestle
y Jacque Char
les Thomas Yo
ung
ANS: A
John Dalton described his law of partial pressures for a gas mixture in 1801 and
his atomic theory in 1808.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that microorganisms caused many diseases?
Thomas Youn
g Louis Paste
ur Henry Gr
aham Robert
Koch
ANS: B
In 1865, Louis Pasteur advanced his “germ theory” of disease, which held that
many diseases are caused by microorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 7 OBJ: 2
Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
John Dalton W
illiam Smith
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