Author Question: Which of the following therapies can be used as an alternative to endotracheal intubation and ... (Read 30 times)

NClaborn · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Which of the following therapies can be used as an alternative to endotracheal intubation and continuous ventilation for patients requiring short-term ventilatory support?

a. Continuous positive airway pressure
b. Expiratory positive airway pressure
c. Intermittent positive-pressure breathing
d. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation

Question 2

Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation mobilizes airway secretions by which of the following methods?

a. Generating a subatmospheric pressure on inspiration, then an expiratory resistance
b. Applying a positive pressure to a patient's airways throughout the respiratory cycle
c. Delivering high-frequency percussive breaths into the patient's airways
d. Applying an expiratory resistance to ex-haled flow from the patient

Jody Vaughn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Since its introduction in 1947, intermittent positive-pressure breathing has been used for a variety of reasons, including short-term ventilatory support, lung expansion therapy, and as an aid in de-livering aerosolized medications.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The Percussionaire Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation provides a form of oscillator therapy that delivers high-frequency percussive breaths into the patient's airways. It is used as an adjunct for mobilizing airway secretions.