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on: Jul 16, 2018
A patient with moderate kyphoscoliosis has bilateral lower lobe pneumonia. An assessment re-veals impending respiratory failure. Which of the following machines should be used to deliver intermittent positive-pressure breathing to this patient?
 
  a. Bird Mark 10 c. Puritan Bennett AP-5
  b. Bird Mark 14 d. Puritan Bennett PR-2

Question 2

The maximum frequency of percussive breaths that a Percussionaire IPV-1 can deliver to a pa-tient's airways is ____ Hz.
 
  a. 1.3 c. 3
  b. 1.7 d. 5


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

ANS: D
The PR-2 is the only ventilator on the list that can provide either air dilution or 100 oxygen that is also capable of time triggering.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The rate for the Percussionaire is 100 to 300 cycles/min, or 1.7 to 5 Hz.


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