Test Bank for Egans Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 12th Edition by Kacmarek
Chapter 01 - History of Respiratory Care
Kacmarek et al.: Egan’s
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and wellness
2. Providing patient education
3. Assessing the patient’s cardiopulmonary health status 4. Selling oxygen (O2) therapy
devices to patients
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 4 only
c. 1 , 2, and 3 only
d. 1 , 2, 3, and 4
ANS: 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 OBJ: 1
2. Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?
a. Skilled nursing facilities
b. Diagnostic laboratories
c. Hospitals or acute care settings
d. Outpatient physician offices
ANS: C
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Approximately 75% of all respiratory therapists work in hospitals or other acute care settings.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
3. Who is considered to be the “father of medicine”?
a. Hippocrates
b. Galen
c. Erasistratus
d. Aristotle
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 lived during the
fifth and fourth centuries BC.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 2
4. In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and
pressure. What was the chemist’s name? a. Sir Isaac Newton
b. Robert Boyle
c. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
d. Nicolaus Copernicus
ANS: B
The chemist, Robert Boyle, published what is now known as “Boyle’s law,” governing the
relationship between gas, volume, and pressure.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 6 OBJ: [Show Less]