Chapter 1 Intro – Flashcards
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Which of the following is an expected role of a Respiratory Therapist?
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1. Promoting lung health and wellness 2. Providing patient education 3. Assessing the patients cardiopulmonary health status
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Where are the majority of respiratory therapist employed?
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Hospitals or acute care settings
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Who is considered the father of medicine?
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Hippocrates
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In 1662 A chemist published a book that described relationship between gas,volume, and pressure. What was the Chemist's name?
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Robert boyle
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Who discovered O2 in 1774 and disproved it as "dephlogisticated air"?
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Joseph Priestly
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Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture?
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John Dalton
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Who is the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that micro organisms cause many diseases?
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Louis Pasteur
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Who discovered the x-ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology?
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William Roentgen
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What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?
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Support O2 therapy
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When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard?
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1974
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Who was the first to develop the large-scale production of O2 in 1907?
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Karl von Linde
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When was the first Venti-mask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%, and 40% O2?
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1960
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When were aerosolized glucocorticoids for the maintenance of patients with moderate to severe asthma first introduced?
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In the 1970s
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Which of the following medications has never been delivered as an aerosol by a respiratory therapist?
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Inotropes
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Which two names are linked to the development of the iron lung, which was extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 1950s?
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Drinker and Emerson
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Which of the following was one of the first positive-pressure ventilators developed?
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Drager Pulmotor
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When was the positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) first introduced to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome?
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1967
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When was synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation first introduced?
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1975
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Who introduced the first laryngoscope, in 1913?
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Chevalier Jackson
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Who introduced the use of soft rubber endotracheal tubes around 1930?
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McGill
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In 1846 who developed a water seal spirometer, which allowed accurate measurement of the patients vital capacity?
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Hutchinson
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What was the name of the first professional organization for the field of respiratory care?
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Inhalation Therapy Association
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In which year did the respiratory care professional organization American Association for Respiratory Therapy change its name to American Association for Respiratory Care?
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1954
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What organization has developed an examination to enable respiratory therapists to become licensed?
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National Board for Respiratory Care
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Today, respiratory care educational programs in the United States are accredited by what organization?
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Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
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The majority of respiratory care education programs in the United States offer what degree?
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Associates Degree
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Which of the following are predicted to be a growing trend in respiratory care for the future?
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1. Greater use of respiratory therapy protocols 2. Increased need for patient assessment skills 3. Increased involvement in smoking cessation programs 4. Clinical decisions will increasingly be data-driven
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How is competency to practice Respiratory Care determined?
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Obtaining a passing grade on a credentialing examination administered by the NBRC after graduation from a CoARC approved program
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Due to the aging of the majority of the population, which of the following will be the focus of the Respiratory Therapist of the future?
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2. Disease management and rehabilitation 3. Patient and family education 4. Tobacco education and smoking cessation
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According to the AARC's "2015 and Beyond" project, all of the following are included in the seven major competencies required by Respiratory Therapists by the year 2015 except:
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Bronchoscopy
