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Collmarie

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on: Jul 16, 2018
A 59-year-old COPD patient comes to the hospital with upper abdominal surgery. The physician diagnoses the patient with pulmonary atelectasis. The patient has a vital capacity of 25 ml/kg.
 
  Which of the following lung expansion therapy will you recommend to assist this patient's ate-lectasis?
  a. Incentive spirometry
  b. IPPB
  c. CPAP
  d. EPAP

Question 2

Which of the following are potential complications of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy? 1. Barotrauma 2. Hyperventilation 3. Gastric distention 4. Hypercapnia
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1, 3, and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only


gstein359

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The increased work of breathing caused by the apparatus can lead to hypoventilation and hyper-capnia. In addition, because CPAP does not augment spontaneous ventilation, patients with an accompanying ventilatory insufficiency may hypoventilate during application. Barotrauma is a potential hazard of CPAP and is more likely to occur in the patient with emphysema and blebs. Gastric distention may occur, especially if CPAP pressures above 15 cm H2O are needed.


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