Author Question: A patient with which condition is a suitable candidate for home care ventilation? a. Flail chest ... (Read 43 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

A patient with which condition is a suitable candidate for home care ventilation?

a. Flail chest due to trauma
b. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
c. Severe exacerbation of asthma
d. Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Question 2

One of the goals of long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) in the home or alternative care site is which of the following?

a. Permit lung healing
b. Reduce hospitalizations
c. Relieve respiratory distress
d. Improve pulmonary gas exchange

isabelt_18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
A patient with ALS will become completely ventilator dependent and depend on life support from the ventilator. A patient with flail chest due to trauma is acutely ill and usually can be weaned in the intensive care unit. A patient with severe exacerbation of asthma requires ventila-tion only for a short time, until the exacerbation has resolved. Patients with ARDS require inten-sive care and usually are not sent home with ventilators.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The overall goal of LTMV at home or in other alternative care sites is to improve the patient's quality of life by enhancing the individual's living potential; improving the patient's physical and physiological level of function; reducing morbidity; reducing hospitalizations; extending life; and providing cost-effective care. The other options are the goals of acute mechanical ventilation.