Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory
x x x
Care 12th Edition Kacmarek
x x x
100% Verified Answers COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
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, Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
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Kacmarekx etx al.:x Egan’sx Fundamentalsx ofx Respiratoryx Care,x 12thx Edition
MULTIPLExCHOICE
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxanxexpectedxrolexofxaxrespiratoryxtherapist?
Promotingxlungxhealthxandxwellnessx
Providingxpatientxeducation
Assessingxthexpatient’sxcardiopulmonaryxhealthxstatusxSelling
xoxygenx(O2)xtherapyxdevicesxtoxpatients
1xonly
1xandx4xonly
1,x2,xandx3xonly
d.x 1,x2,x3,xandx4
ANS:x C
Respiratoryxcarexincludesxthexassessment,xtreatment,xmanagement,xcontrol,xdiagnosticxevaluat
ion,xeducation,xandxcarexofxpatientsxwithxdeficienciesxandxabnormalitiesxofxthexcardiopulmonar
yxsystem.xRespiratoryxcarexisxincreasinglyxinvolvedxinxthexpreventionxofxrespiratoryxdisease,xth
exmanagementxofxpatientsxwithxchronicxdisease,xandxpromotionxofxhealthxandxwellness.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x3 OBJ:x 1
Wherexarexthexmajorityxofxrespiratoryxtherapistsxemployed?
SkilledxnursingxfacilitiesxDiagn
osticxlaboratoriesxHospitalsxorxa
cutexcarexsettingsxOutpatientxph
ysicianxoffices
ANS:x C
Approximatelyx75%xofxallxrespiratoryxtherapistsxworkxinxhospitalsxorxotherxacutexcarexsettings.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x3 OBJ:x 1
Whoxisxconsideredxtoxbexthex“fatherxofxmedicine”?
Hippocratesx
GalenxErasi
stratusxArist
otle
ANS:x A
ThexfoundationxofxmodernxWesternxmedicinexwasxlaidxinxancientxGreecexwithxthexdevelopmentxo
fxthexHippocraticxCorpus.xThisxcollectionxofxancientxmedicalxwritingsxisxattributedxtoxthex“fathe
rxofxmedicine,”xHippocrates,xaxGreekxphysicianxwhoxlivedxduringxthexfifthxandxfourthxcenturiesx
BC.
DIF: Recall REF:x pp.x3-4 OBJ:x 2
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, Inx1662,xaxchemistxpublishedxaxbookxthatxdescribedxthexrelationshipxbetweenxgas,xvolume,xandxp
ressure.xWhatxwasxthexchemist’sxname?
SirxIsaacxNewtonx
RobertxBoyle
AnthonyxvanxLeeuwenhoekxNicolau
sxCopernicus
ANS:x B
Thexchemist,xRobertxBoyle,xpublishedxwhatxisxnowxknownxasx“Boyle’sxlaw,”xgoverningxthexr
elationshipxbetweenxgas,xvolume,xandxpressure.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x6 OBJ:x 2
WhoxdiscoveredxO2x inx1774xandxdescribedxitxasx“dephlogisticatedxair”?
RobertxBoylexJac
quexCharlesxTho
masxBeddoesxJose
phxPriestley
ANS:x D
Inx1774,xJosephxPriestleyxdescribedxhisxdiscoveryxofxO2,xwhichxhexcalledx“dephlogisticatedxair.”
DIF: Recall REF:x pp.x6-7 OBJ:x 2
Whoxisxcreditedxwithxfirstxdescribingxthexlawxofxpartialxpressuresxforxaxgasxmixture?
JohnxDaltonxJo
sephxPrestleyxJa
cquexCharlesxTh
omasxYoung
ANS:x A
JohnxDaltonxdescribedxhisxlawxofxpartialxpressuresxforxaxgasxmixturexinx1801xandxhisxatomicxtheo
ryxinx1808.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 2
Whoxwasxthexfirstxscientistxinx1865xtoxsuggestxthatxmicroorganismsxcausedxmanyxdiseases?
ThomasxYoungx
LouisxPasteurx
HenryxGrahamx
RobertxKoch
ANS:x B
Inx1865,xLouisxPasteurxadvancedxhisx“germxtheory”xofxdisease,xwhichxheldxthatxmanyxdiseasesxa
rexcausedxbyxmicroorganisms.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 2
Whoxdiscoveredxthexx-rayxandxopenedxthexdoorxforxthexmodernxfieldxofxradiology?
JohnxDaltonxWill
iamxSmith
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, WilliamxRoentgenx
ThomasxYoung
ANS:x C
Inx1895,xWilliamxRoentgenxdiscoveredxthexx-
rayxandxthexmodernxfieldxofxradiologicximagingxsciencesxwasxborn.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 2
Whatxwasxthexprimaryxdutyxofxthexfirstxinhalationxtherapists?
Providexairwayxcare.xSuppo
rtxO2xtherapy.xAerosolxthera
pyxtoxpatients.
Maintainxpatientsxonxmechanicalxventilation.
ANS:x B
ThexfirstxinhalationxtherapistsxwerexreallyxjustxO2x technicians.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 3
Whenxdidxthexdesignationx“respiratoryxtherapist”xbecomexstandard?
a. 1954
b.xxx 1964
c. 1974
d.xxx 1984
ANS:x C
Inx1974,xthexdesignationx“respiratoryxtherapist”xbecamexstandard.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 3
Whoxwasxthexfirstxtoxdevelopxthexlarge-scalexproductionxofxO2x inx1907?
RobertxDaltonxDa
vidxBoylexThomas
xAndersonx Karlxvo
nxLinde
ANS:x D
Large-scalexproductionxofxO2x wasxdevelopedxbyxKarlxvonxLindexinx1907.
DIF: Recall REF:x p.x7 OBJ:x 4
WhenxwasxthexfirstxVenti-
maskxintroducedxthatxallowsxthexprecisexdeliveryxofx24%,x28%,x35%,andx40%xO2?
a. 1945
b.xxx 1954
c. 1960
d.xxx 1972
ANS:x C
ThexCampbellxVenti-
mask,xwhichxallowedxthexadministrationxofx24%,x28%,x35%,xorx40%xO2,xwasxintroducedxinx196
0.
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