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complete Test Bank for Egan’s Fundamentals
of Respiratory Care by Robert Kacmarek. This
latest updated test bank includes
comprehensive respiratory care exam
questions with verified correct answers for
all chapters.
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COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR EGAN’S FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE BY ROBERT KACMAREK. THIS LATEST
UPDATED TEST BANK INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
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Chapter 01
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
Promoting lung health and wellness
Providing patient education
Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status
Selling oxygen (O2) therapy devices to patients
1 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: C
Respiratory care includes the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic
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 OBJECTIVES:- 1
Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
Skilled nursing facilities
Diagnostic laboratories
Hospitals or acute care settings
Outpatient physician offices
Answer: C
Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJECTIVES:- 1
Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Galen
Erasistratus
Aristotle
Answer: 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 lived during the fifth and fourth
centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJECTIVES:- 2
In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and