Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
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, Chapter m01m-mHistory mofmRespiratory mCare
Kacmarekmetmal.:mEgan’smFundamentalsmof mRespiratorym Care,m12thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismanmexpected mrolemof mamrespiratorymtherapist?
Promotingmlungmhealthmand mwellnes
smProvidingmpatient meducation
Assessingmthempatient’smcardiopulmonarymhealthmstatusmSelli
ngmoxygenm(O2 )mtherapymdevicesmtompatients
1monly
1mand m4monly
1,m2,mand m3monly
d.m 1,m2,m3,mand m4
ANS:m C
Respiratorymcaremincludesmthemassessment,mtreatment,mmanagement,mcontrol,mdiagnosticmevalu
ation,meducation,mand mcaremof mpatientsmwithmdeficienciesmand mabnormalitiesmof mthemcardiopul
monarymsystem.mRespiratorymcaremismincreasinglyminvolved minmthempreventionmof mrespiratorymd
isease,mthemmanagement mof mpatientsmwithmchronicmdisease,mand mpromotionmof mhealthmand mwelln
ess.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Wheremaremthemmajoritymof mrespiratorymtherapistsmemployed?
Skilled mnursingmfacilitiesmDiag
nosticmlaboratoriesmHospitalsmo
rmacutemcaremsettingsmOutpatien
t mphysicianmoffices
ANS:m C
Approximatelym75%mof mallmrespiratorymtherapistsmworkmin mhospitalsmormothermacutemcaremsettings.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m3 OBJ:m 1
Whomismconsidered mtombemthem“fathermof mmedicine”?
HippocratesmGal
enmErasistratusm
Aristotle
ANS:m A
Themfoundationmof mmodernmWesternmmedicinemwasmlaid minmancient mGreecemwithmthemdevelopme
nt mof mthemHippocraticmCorpus.mThismcollectionmof mancient mmedicalmwritingsmismattributed mtomth
em“fathermof mmedicine,”mHippocrates,mamGreekmphysicianmwhomlived mduringmthemfifthmand mfour
thmcenturiesmBC.
DIF: Recall REF:m pp.m3-4 OBJ:m 2
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, Inm1662,mamchemist mpublished mambookmthat mdescribed mthemrelationship mbetweenmgas,mvolume,mand mp
ressure.mWhat mwasmthemchemist’smname?
SirmIsaacmNewton
mRobert mBoyle
AnthonymvanmLeeuwenhoekmNicola
usmCopernicus
ANS:m B
Themchemist,mRobert mBoyle,mpublished mwhat mismnowmknownmasm“Boyle’smlaw,”mgoverningmthemr
elationshipmbetweenmgas,mvolume,mand mpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m6 OBJ:m 2
Whomdiscovered mO2 m inm1774mand mdescribed mit masm“dephlogisticated mair”?
Robert mBoylemJac
quemCharlesmTho
masmBeddoesmJose
phmPriestley
ANS:m D
Inm1774,mJosephmPriestleymdescribed mhismdiscoverymof mO 2 ,mwhichmhemcalled m“dephlogisticat
ed mair.”
DIF: Recall REF:m pp.m6-7 OBJ:m 2
Whomismcredited mwithmfirst mdescribingmthemlaw mof mpartialmpressuresmformamgasmmixture?
JohnmDaltonmJos
ephmPrestleymJac
quemCharlesmTho
masmYoung
ANS:m A
JohnmDaltonmdescribed mhismlaw mof mpartialmpressuresmformamgasmmixtureminm1801 mand mhismatomicm
theoryminm1808.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whomwasmthemfirst mscientist minm1865mtomsuggest mthat mmicroorganisms mcaused mmanymdiseases?
ThomasmYoung
mLouismPasteur
mHenrymGraha
mmRobert mKoc
h
ANS:m B
Inm1865,mLouismPasteurmadvanced mhism“germmtheory”mof mdisease,mwhichmheld mthat mmanymdiseas
esmaremcaused mbymmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
Whomdiscovered mthemx-raymand mopened mthemdoormformthemmodernmfield mof mradiology?
JohnmDaltonm
WilliammSmith
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, WilliammRoentgen
mThomasmYoung
ANS:m C
Inm1895,mWilliammRoentgenmdiscovered mthemx-
raymand mthemmodernmfield mof mradiologicmimagingmsciencesmwasmborn.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 2
What mwasmthemprimarymdutymof mthemfirst minhalationmtherapists?
Providemairwaymcare.mSupp
ort mO2 mtherapy.mAerosolmth
erapymtompatients.
Maintainmpatientsmonmmechanicalmventilation.
ANS:m B
Themfirst minhalationmtherapistsmweremreallymjust mO2 m technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whenmdid mthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecomemstandard?
a. 1954
b. 1964
c. 1974
d. 1984
ANS:m C
Inm1974,mthemdesignationm“respiratorymtherapist”mbecamemstandard.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 3
Whomwasmthemfirst mtomdevelopmthemlarge-scalemproductionmof mO2 m inm1907?
Robert mDaltonmDa
vid mBoylemThoma
smAndersonmKarlm
vonmLinde
ANS:m D
Large-scalemproductionmof mO 2 m wasmdeveloped mbymKarlmvonmLindeminm1907.
DIF: Recall REF:m p.m7 OBJ:m 4
Whenmwasmthemfirst mVenti-
maskmintroduced mthat mallowsmthemprecisemdeliverymof m24%,m28%,m35%,and m40%mO2 ?
a. 1945
b. 1954
c. 1960
d. 1972
ANS:m C
ThemCampbellmVenti-
mask,mwhichmallowed mthemadministrationmof m24%,m28%,m35%,morm40%mO2 ,mwasmintroduced min
m1960.
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