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tth

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Which of the following medications has never been delivered as an aerosol by a respiratory ther-apist?
 
  a. Inotropes
  b. Anticholinergic
  c. Mucolytic
  d. Antibiotic

Question 2

Which two names are linked to the development of the iron lung, which was extensively used to treat the polio epidemic in the 1950s?
 
  a. Allison and Smyth
  b. Drinker and Emerson
  c. Drager and Bennett
  d. Byrd and Tyler

Question 3

Which of the following was one of the first positive-pressure ventilators developed?
 
  a. MA-1
  b. Bird Mark 7
  c. Drger Pulmotor
  d. Engstrom



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
There has been a proliferation of medications designed for aerosol administration, including bronchodilators, mucolytic, antibiotic, anticholinergic, and antiinflammatory agents.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The iron lung was developed by Drinker, an engineer at Harvard University. Jack H. Emerson developed a commercial version of the iron lung that was used extensively during the polio epi-demics of the 1930s and 1950s.

Answer to Question 3

ANS: C
Early positive-pressure ventilators included the Drger Pulmotor (1911), the Spiropulsator (1934), the Bennett TV-2P (1948), the Morch Piston Ventilator (1952), and the Bird Mark 7 (1958).



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