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dmcintosh

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on: Jul 16, 2018
A respiratory therapist is educating a patient's family on caring for a home patient. As part of this process, the therapist should ensure that the family is capable of
 A) repairing a malfunctioning ventilator
  B) weaning the patient from the ventilator without the help of the respiratory therapist and/or physician
  C) assessing the patient's respiratory function
  D) collecting cultures for antibiotic resistance testing

Question 2

The majority of children who are ventilator-dependent and allowed home care suffer from
 A) traumatic injuries
  B) bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  C) myelomeningocele
  D) tracheoesophageal fistula


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CourtneyCNorton

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

C

Answer to Question 2

B


dmcintosh

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

xiaomengxian

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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