(Intro to Res) Egan's Chapter 1

Which of the following is NOT an expected role of a respiratory therapist?

A. promoting lung health and wellness

B. assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status

C. providing patient education

D. selling oxygen therapy devices to patients

D. selling oxygen therapy devices to patients

Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?

A. outpatient physician offices

B. diagnostic laboratories

C. hospitals or acute care settings

D. skilled nursing facilities

C. hospitals or acute care settings

Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"?

A. Hippocrates

B. Galenc.

C. Erasistratusd.

D. Aristotle

A. Hippocrates

In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure. What was the chemist's name?

A. Robert Boyle

B. Nicolaus Copernicus

C. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek

D. Sir Isaac Newton

A. Robert Boyle

Who discovered oxygen in 1774 and described it as "dephlogisticated air"?

A. Robert Boyle

B. Thomas Beddoes

C. Joseph Priestley

D. Jacque Charles

C. Joseph Priestley

Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?

A. Joseph Prestley

B. Jacque Charles

C. John Dalton

D. Thomas Young

C. John Dalton

Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that many diseases were caused by microorganisms?

A. Thomas Young

B. Henry Graham

C. Robert Koch

D. Louis Pasteur

D. Louis Pasteur

Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?

A. Thomas Young

B. William Roentgen

C. John Dalton

D. William Smith

B. William Roentgen

What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?

A. aerosol therapy to patients

B. provide airway care

C. support oxygen therapy

D. maintain patients on mechanical ventilation

C. support oxygen therapy

When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard?

A. 1984

B. 1974

C. 1954

D. 1964

B. 1974

Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of oxygen in 1907?

A. Karl von Linde

B. Robert Dalton

C. Thomas Anderson

D. David Boyle

A. Karl von Linde

When was the first Ventimask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%, and 40% oxygen?

A. 1945

B. 1954

C. 1972

D. 1960

D. 1960

When were aerosolized glucocorticoids for the maintenance of patients with moderate to severe asthma first introduced?

A. in the 1960s

B. in the 1970s

C. in the 1980s

D. in the 1950s

B. in the 1970s

Which of the following medications has not been delivered as an aerosol by a respiratory therapist?

A. bronchodilators

B. antibiotics

C. mucolytics

D. inotropics

D. inotropics

Which two names are linked with the development of the iron lung, which was extensively used to treat polio epidemic in the 1950s?

A. Allison and Smyth

B. Drager and Bennet

C. Drinker and Emerson

D. Byrd and Tyler

C. Drinker and Emerson

Which of the following was one of the first positive-pressure ventilators developed?

A. Bird Mark 7

B. Engstrom

C. Drager Pulmotor

D. MA-1

C. Drager Pulmotor

When was positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) first introduced to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome?

A. 1946

B. 1935

C. 1958

D. 1967

D. 1967

When was synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) first introduced?

A. 1985

B. 1975

C. 2005

D. 1995

B. 1975

Who introduced the first laryngoscope, in 1913?

A. Jack Emerson

B. Thomas Allen

C. Forrest Bird

D. Chevalier Jackson

D. Chevalier Jackson

Who introduced the use of soft rubber endotracheal tubes around 1930?

A. Murphy

B. Haight

C. McGill

D. Davidson

C. McGill

In 1846, who developed a water seal spirometer, which allowed accurate measurement of the patient's vital capacity?

A. Davis

B. Tiffeneau

C. Hutchinson

D. Strohl

C. Hutchinson

What was the name of the first professional organization for the field of respiratory care?

A. National Organization for Inhalation Therapy

B. American Association for Inhalation Therapy

C. Inhalation Therapy Association

D. Better Breathers Organization

C. Inhalation Therapy Association

In what year did the respiratory care professional organization Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA) change its name to American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)?

A. 1975

B. 1966

C. 1982

D. 1954

C. 1982

What organization has developed an examination to enable respiratory therapists to become licensed?

A. National Board for Respiratory Care

B. American Respiratory Care Board

C. National Organization for Respiratory Therapists

D. American Association for Respiratory Care

A. National Board for Respiratory Care

Today, respiratory care educational programs in the United States are accredited by what organization?

A. Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE)

B. Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

C. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

D. National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

B. Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

The majority of respiratory care education programs in the United States offer what degree?

A. associate's degree

B. bachelor's degree

C. master's degree

D. none of the above

A. associate's degree

Which of the following is NOT predicted to be a growing trend in respiratory care for the future?

A. increased need for patient assessment skills

B. greater use of respiratory therapy protocols

C. increased involvement in smoking cessation programs

D. increased use of intravascular lines for patient monitoring

D. increased use of intravascular lines for patient monitoring

How is the education of respiratory therapists expected to change over the next decade?

A. increase

B. decrease

C. unknown

D. stay about the same

A. increase