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abarnes

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A 6-year-old patient with asthma has a sudden onset of SOB and wheezing.
 
  He presents to the emergency department with a heart rate of 82 beats/min, respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute, and an SpO2 of 87 on room air. Which of the following actions should the res-piratory care practitioner take at this time?
  1. Place the patient on oxygen therapy.
  2. Intubate the patient.
  3. Administer a bronchodilator.
  4. Administer nitric oxide therapy.
  a. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4
  b. 1 and 4 d. 3 and 4

Question 2

What type of oxygen-delivery device does the following image illustrate?
 
  a. Simple mask c. Air-entrainment mask
  b. Nonrebreathing mask d. Aerosol mask


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

ANS: A
Immediate relief for the patient at this time can be provided by a bronchodilator to help open up the airways and by oxygen to improve the patient's oxygenation status. Intubation and nitric ox-ide therapy can both be administered to people with asthma; however, these approaches are taken when the others do not work for the patient and depend on the severity of the patient's condi-tion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


abarnes

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

pratush dev

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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