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Sufayan.ah

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Which of the following statements about adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is FALSE?
 
  A) PEEP is often required to adequately ventilate ARDS patients.
  B) The mortality rate is 20 to 30 percent.
  C) Pulmonary edema and disruption of the alveolar-capillary membrane contribute to respiratory failure in ARDS.
  D) The causes of ARDS include pancreatitis, oxygen toxicity, sepsis, and tumor destruction.

Question 2

Your patient is complaining of respiratory distress. In ruling out congestive heart failure, the absence of swollen ankles would be a:
 
  A) false positive finding.
  B) false negative finding.
  C) pertinent negative finding.
  D) true positive finding.


meryzewe

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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