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Home O2 therapy can be justified in patients with PaO2 values greater than 55 mm Hg in which of the following conditions? 1. Cor pulmonale 2. Erythrocythemia (hematocrit >56) 3. Congestive heart failure 4. Peripheral vascular disease
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only

Question 2

Durable medical equipment (DME) companies usually provide which of the following respiratory home care services?
 
  1. Third-party insurance processing
  2. Most respiratory care modalities
  3. 24-hr/7-days-a-week service
  4. Home instruction and follow-up
  a. 2 and 4 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4



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Chelseyj.hasty

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
To guide practitioners in providing quality care, the AARC has published a Clinical Practice Guideline on Oxygen Therapy in the Home or Extended Care Facility. Excerpts appear on p. 1291-1292.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
These companies, both large and small, usually provide the following services: 24-hr/7-days-a-week service, third-party insurance processing, home instruction and follow-up by a respiratory therapist, and most forms of respiratory care.




dollx

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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