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JMatthes

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Your patient has acute pulmonary edema from left heart failure. Which therapy should be tried first?
 
  a. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
  b. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
  c. Mechanical ventilation
  d. Positive end-expiratory pressure

Question 2

Which of the following noninvasive ventilation (NIV) settings are adequate for a patient with cardiogenic pulmonary edema?
 
  a. CPAP at 10 to 15 cm H2O with 100 oxygen
  b. CPAP at 10 to 15 cm H2O with 50 ox-ygen
  c. CPAP at 8 to 12 cm H2O with 100 ox-ygen
  d. CPAP at 8 to 12 cm H2O with 50 oxy-gen


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

ANS: B
CPAP is considered by most first-line therapy for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
CPAP should be administered at 8 to 12 cm H2O with 100 oxygen.


JMatthes

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Wow, this really help

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:D TYSM

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