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Sportsfan2111

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Home care patients requiring continuous ventilatory support for long-term survival include which of the following? 1. Those with high spinal cord injuries 2. Those with late-stage muscular dystrophy 3. Those with bronchogenic carcinoma
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 and 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3

Question 2

Examples of terminally ill patients with short life expectancies who can receive ventilatory sup-port in the home setting include which of the following?
 
  1. Patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  2. Patients with kyphoscoliosis
  3. Patients with lung cancer
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 and 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3



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Laurenleakan

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Good candidates for home mechanical ventilation include (1) patients unable to maintain ade-quate ventilation over prolonged periods (noninvasive nocturnal or intermittent use in particular), (2) patients requiring continuous mechanical ventilation for long-term survival, and (3) patients who are terminally ill with short life expectancies. Table 56-5 provides more detailed profiles of these patient groups.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Good candidates for home mechanical ventilation include (1) patients unable to maintain ade-quate ventilation over prolonged periods (noninvasive nocturnal or intermittent use in particular), (2) patients requiring continuous mechanical ventilation for long-term survival, and (3) patients who are terminally ill with short life expectancies. Table 56-5 provides more detailed profiles of these patient groups.




Sportsfan2111

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


AmberC1996

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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