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Sputum bowl | 351 Complete Questions and Answers 100% Corre ct | Latest Update 2024 Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"? - ANSWER Hippocrates In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure. What was the chemist's name? - ANSWER Robert Boyle Who discovered oxygen in 1774 and described it as "dephlogisticated air"? - ANSWER Joseph Priestley Who is credited with first describing the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture? - ANSWER John Dalton Who was the first scientist in 1865 to suggest that many diseases were caused by microorganisms? - ANSWER Louis Pasteur Who discovered the x -ray and opened the door for the modern field of radiology? - ANSWER William Roentgen When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard? - ANSWER 1974 Who was the first to develop the large -scale production of oxygen in 1907? - ANSWER Karl von Linde When was the first Ventimask introduced that allows the precise delivery of 24%, 28%, 35%, and 40% oxygen? - ANSWER 1960 When were aerosolized glucocorticoids for the maintenance of patients with moderate to severe asthma first introduced? - ANSWER in the 1970s Which two names are linked with the development of the iron lung, which was extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 1950s? - ANSWER Drinker and Emerson When was positive end -expiratory pressure (PEEP) first introduced to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome? - ANSWER 1967 When was synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) first introduced? - ANSWER 1975 Which two names are linked with the development of the iron lung, which was extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 1950s? - ANSWER Drinker and Emerson Who introduced the first laryngoscope, in 1913? - ANSWER Chevalier Jackson Who introduced the use of soft rubber endotracheal tubes around 1930? - ANSWER McGill In what year did the respiratory care professional organization Inhalational Therapy Association (ITA) change its name to American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)? - ANSWER 1982 Today, respiratory care educational programs in the United States are accredited by what organization? - ANSWER Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) What term is used to describe the process in which a government agency gives an individual permission to practice an occupation? - ANSWER Licensure HIPAA was established in 1996 to set standards related to sharing confidential health history information about patients. What does the letter "P" stand for? - ANSWER Portability Responsibility for the technical direction of a respiratory care department lies with whom? - ANSWER department manager What system has the federal government developed to evaluate the quality of care given to Medicare beneficiaries? - ANSWER peer review organizations (PROs) What term is used in current health care that refers to an organized strategy of delivering care to a large group of individuals? - ANSWER disease management Treatment based on careful review of available literature is known as: - ANSWER evidence -based medicine What is the most common route of pathogen transmission in the hospital setting? - ANSWER indirect contact What vaccination does OSHA require hospital employers to provide? - ANSWER hepatitis B What is the most common, efficient, and easiest sterilization method? - ANSWER steam sterilization What is the minimum recommended time for handwashing in the health care environment? - ANSWER 15 seconds What term is used for the transfer of heat by the direct interaction of atoms or molecules in a hot area with atoms or molecules in a cooler area? - ANSWER Conduction What is the primary means by which heat transfer occurs in fluids? - ANSWER Convection What is the physical process whereby the gaseous form of a substance is changed back into its liquid state? - ANSWER Condensation What is the internal force that opposes the flow of fluids (equivalent to friction between solid substances)? - ANSWER ViscosityThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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