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TESTBANK EGAN'S FUNDAMENTALS OF
RESPIRATORY CARE 11TH EDITION BY
ROBERT M. KACMAREK, JAMES K.
STOLLER AND ALBERT J. HEUER FULL
TESTBANK WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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KacmarekL etL al.:L Egan’sL FundamentalsL ofL RespiratoryL Care,L 12thL Edition


MULTIPLELCHOICE

WhichLofLtheLfollowingLisLanLexpectedLroleLofLaLrespiratoryLtherapist?
PromotingLlungLhealthLandLwellnessL
ProvidingLpatientLeducation
AssessingLtheLpatient’sLcardiopulmonaryLhealthLstatusLSellin
gLoxygenL(O2)LtherapyLdevicesLtoLpatients
1Lonly
1LandL4Lonly
1,L2,LandL3Lonly
d.L 1,L2,L3,LandL4
ANS:L C
RespiratoryLcareLincludesLtheLassessment,Ltreatment,Lmanagement,Lcontrol,LdiagnosticLevalua
tion,Leducation,LandLcareLofLpatientsLwithLdeficienciesLandLabnormalitiesLofLtheLcardiopulmo
naryLsystem.LRespiratoryLcareLisLincreasinglyLinvolvedLinLtheLpreventionLofLrespiratoryLdiseas
e,LtheLmanagementLofLpatientsLwithLchronicLdisease,LandLpromotionLofLhealthLandLwellness.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L3 OBJ:L 1

WhereLareLtheLmajorityLofLrespiratoryLtherapistsLemployed?
SkilledLnursingLfacilitiesLDiag
nosticLlaboratoriesLHospitalsLor
LacuteLcareLsettingsL
OutpatientLp
hysicianLoffices
ANS:L C
ApproximatelyL75%LofLallLrespiratoryLtherapistsLworkLinLhospitalsLorLotherLacuteLcareLsettings.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L3 OBJ:L 1

WhoLisLconsideredLtoLbeLtheL“fatherLofLmedicine”?
HippocratesL
GalenLErasi
stratusLArist
otle
ANS:L A
TheLfoundationLofLmodernLWesternLmedicineLwasLlaidLinLancientLGreeceLwithLtheLdevelopmentL
ofLtheLHippocraticLCorpus.LThisLcollectionLofLancientLmedicalLwritingsLisLattributedLtoLtheL“fa
therLofLmedicine,”LHippocrates,LaLGreekLphysicianLwhoLlivedLduringLtheLfifthLandLfourthLcent
uriesLBC.

DIF: Recall REF:L pp.L3-4 OBJ:L 2




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, InL1662,LaLchemistLpublishedLaLbookLthatLdescribedLtheLrelationshipLbetweenLgas,Lvolume,LandL
pressure.LWhatLwasLtheLchemist’sLname?
SirLIsaacLNewtonL
RobertLBoyle
AnthonyLvanLLeeuwenhoekLNicolau
sLCopernicus
ANS:L B
TheLchemist,LRobertLBoyle,LpublishedLwhatLisLnowLknownLasL“Boyle’sLlaw,”LgoverningLtheL
relationshipLbetweenLgas,Lvolume,LandLpressure.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L6 OBJ:L 2

WhoLdiscoveredLO2L inL1774LandLdescribedLitLasL“dephlogisticatedLair”?
RobertLBoyleLJac
queLCharlesLTho
masLBeddoesLJos
ephLPriestley
ANS:L D
InL1774,LJosephLPriestleyLdescribedLhisLdiscoveryLofLO2,LwhichLheLcalledL“dephlogisticatedLair.


DIF: Recall REF:L pp.L6-7 OBJ:L 2

WhoLisLcreditedLwithLfirstLdescribingLtheLlawLofLpartialLpressuresLforLaLgasLmixture?
JohnLDaltonLJo
sephLPrestleyLJa
cqueLCharlesLT
homasLYoung
ANS:L A
JohnLDaltonLdescribedLhisLlawLofLpartialLpressuresLforLaLgasLmixtureLinL1801LandLhisLatomicLth
eoryLinL1808.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 2

WhoLwasLtheLfirstLscientistLinL1865LtoLsuggestLthatLmicroorganismsLcausedLmanyLdiseases?
ThomasLYoungL
LouisLPasteurL
HenryLGrahamL
RobertLKoch
ANS:L B
InL1865,LLouisLPasteurLadvancedLhisL“germLtheory”LofLdisease,LwhichLheldLthatLmanyLdiseasesL
areLcausedLbyLmicroorganisms.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 2

WhoLdiscoveredLtheLx-rayLandLopenedLtheLdoorLforLtheLmodernLfieldLofLradiology?
JohnLDaltonLWill
iamLSmith


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, WilliamLRoentgenL
ThomasLYoung
ANS:L C
InL1895,LWilliamLRoentgenLdiscoveredLtheLx-
rayLandLtheLmodernLfieldLofLradiologicLimagingLsciencesLwasLborn.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 2

WhatLwasLtheLprimaryLdutyLofLtheLfirstLinhalationLtherapists?
ProvideLairwayLcare.LSupp
ortLO2Ltherapy.LAerosolLthe
rapyLtoLpatients.
MaintainLpatientsLonLmechanicalLventilation.
ANS:L B
TheLfirstLinhalationLtherapistsLwereLreallyLjustLO2L technicians.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 3

WhenLdidLtheLdesignationL“respiratoryLtherapist”LbecomeLstandard?
a. 1954
b.LLL 1964
c. 1974
d.LLL 1984
ANS:L C
InL1974,LtheLdesignationL“respiratoryLtherapist”LbecameLstandard.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 3

WhoLwasLtheLfirstLtoLdevelopLtheLlarge-scaleLproductionLofLO2L inL1907?
RobertLDaltonLDa
vidLBoyleLThomas
LAndersonL KarlLvo
nLLinde
ANS:L D
Large-scaleLproductionLofLO2L wasLdevelopedLbyLKarlLvonLLindeLinL1907.

DIF: Recall REF:L p.L7 OBJ:L 4

WhenLwasLtheLfirstLVenti-
maskLintroducedLthatLallowsLtheLpreciseLdeliveryLofL24%,L28%,L35%,andL40%LO2?
a. 1945
b.LLL 1954
c. 1960
d.LLL 1972
ANS:L C
TheLCampbellLVenti-
mask,LwhichLallowedLtheLadministrationLofL24%,L28%,L35%,LorL40%LO2,LwasLintroducedLinL19
60.



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