Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Hippocrates 
B) Galen 
C) Erasistratus 
D) Aristotle 
A) Hippocrates 
B) Galen 
C) Erasistratus 
D) Aristotle A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) MA-1 
B) Bird Mark 7 
C) Dräger Pulmotor 
D) Engstrom 
A) MA-1 
B) Bird Mark 7 
C) Dräger Pulmotor 
D) Engstrom C

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1954 
B) 1966 
C) 1975 
D) 1982 
A) 1954 
B) 1966 
C) 1975 
D) 1982 D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1935 
B) 1946 
C) 1958 
D) 1967 
A) 1935 
B) 1946 
C) 1958 
D) 1967

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) stay about the same 
B) decrease 
C) increase 
D) unknown 
A) stay about the same 
B) decrease 
C) increase 
D) unknown

Question 6

What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?

Accepted Answer

A) provide airway care 
B) support oxygen therapy 
C) aerosol therapy to patients 
D) maintain patients on mechanical ventilation 
A) provide airway care 
B) support oxygen therapy 
C) aerosol therapy to patients 
D) maintain patients on mechanical ventilation

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) greater use of respiratory therapy protocols 
B) increased need for patient assessment skills 
C) increased involvement in smoking cessation programs 
D) increased use of intravascular lines for patient monitoring 
A) greater use of respiratory therapy protocols 
B) increased need for patient assessment skills 
C) increased involvement in smoking cessation programs 
D) increased use of intravascular lines for patient monitoring

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) Davidson 
B) McGill 
C) Haight 
D) Murphy 
A) Davidson 
B) McGill 
C) Haight 
D) Murphy

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Robert Dalton 
B) David Boyle 
C) Thomas Anderson 
D) Karl von Linde 
A) Robert Dalton 
B) David Boyle 
C) Thomas Anderson 
D) Karl von Linde

Question 10

Who introduced the first laryngoscope, in 1913?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Allen 
B) Chevalier Jackson 
C) Jack Emerson 
D) Forrest Bird 
A) Thomas Allen 
B) Chevalier Jackson 
C) Jack Emerson 
D) Forrest Bird

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) National Board for Respiratory Care (NBR
C)  
B) American Association for Respiratory Care (AAR
C)  
C) Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoAR
C)  
D) Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRT
E)  
A) National Board for Respiratory Care (NBR
C)  
B) American Association for Respiratory Care (AAR
C)  
C) Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoAR
C)  
D) Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRT
E)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) American Association for Inhalation Therapy 
B) National Organization for Inhalation Therapy 
C) Inhalation Therapy Association 
D) Better Breathers Organization 
A) American Association for Inhalation Therapy 
B) National Organization for Inhalation Therapy 
C) Inhalation Therapy Association 
D) Better Breathers Organization

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) inotropics 
B) bronchodilators 
C) mucolytics 
D) antibiotics 
A) inotropics 
B) bronchodilators 
C) mucolytics 
D) antibiotics

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) John Dalton 
B) William Smith 
C) William Roentgen 
D) Thomas Young 
A) John Dalton 
B) William Smith 
C) William Roentgen 
D) Thomas Young

Question 15

When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard?

Accepted Answer

A) 1954 
B) 1964 
C) 1974 
D) 1984 
A) 1954 
B) 1964 
C) 1974 
D) 1984

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) American Respiratory Care Board 
B) National Board for Respiratory Care 
C) American Association for Respiratory Care 
D) National Organization for Respiratory Therapist 
A) American Respiratory Care Board 
B) National Board for Respiratory Care 
C) American Association for Respiratory Care 
D) National Organization for Respiratory Therapist

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1945 
B) 1954 
C) 1960 
D) 1972 
A) 1945 
B) 1954 
C) 1960 
D) 1972

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) promoting lung health and wellness 
B) providing patient education 
C) assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status 
D) selling oxygen therapy devices to patients 
A) promoting lung health and wellness 
B) providing patient education 
C) assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status 
D) selling oxygen therapy devices to patients

Question 19

Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?

Accepted Answer

A) skilled nursing facilities 
B) diagnostic laboratories 
C) hospitals or acute care settings 
D) outpatient physician offices 
A) skilled nursing facilities 
B) diagnostic laboratories 
C) hospitals or acute care settings 
D) outpatient physician offices

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Young 
B) Louis Pasteur 
C) Henry Graham 
D) Robert Koch 
A) Thomas Young 
B) Louis Pasteur 
C) Henry Graham 
D) Robert Koch

Exam 1: History of Respiratory Care

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

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

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

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

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

What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists?

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

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

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

Who introduced the first laryngoscope, in 1913?

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

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

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

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

When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard?

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

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

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

Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed?

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

Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care

Patient Safety, Communication, and Record Keeping

Principles of Infection Control

Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice

Physical Principles of Respiratory Care

Computer Applications in Respiratory Care

The Respiratory System

The Cardiovascular System

Ventilation

Gas Exchange and Transport

Solutions, Body Fluids, and Electrolytes

Acid-Base Balance

Regulation of Breathing

Bedside Assessment of the Patient

Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data

Interpreting the Electrocardiogram

Analysis and Monitoring of Gas Exchange

Pulmonary Function Testing

A Review of Thoracic Imaging

Nutrition Assessment

Pulmonary Infections

Obstructive Lung Disease: Copd, Asthma, and Related Diseases

Interstitial Lung Disease

Pleural Diseases

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Edema, and Multiple System Organ

Lung Cancer

Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall

Disorders of Sleep

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Disorders

Airway Pharmacology

Airway Management

Emergency Cardiovascular Life Support

Humidity and Bland Aerosol Therapy

Aerosol Drug Therapy

Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases

Medical Gas Therapy

Lung Expansion Therapy

Bronchial Hygiene Therapy

Respiratory Failure and the Need for Ventilatory Support

Mechanical Ventilators

Physiology of Ventilatory Support

Initiating and Adjusting Ventilatory Support

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Monitoring and Management of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit

Discontinuing Ventilatory Support

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Patient Education and Health Promotion

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Respiratory Care in Alternative Settings

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