Author Question: Why did the use of intermittent positive-pressure breathing decline in the 1980s? a. Due to a ... (Read 58 times)

tth

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579
Why did the use of intermittent positive-pressure breathing decline in the 1980s?
 
  a. Due to a lack of scientific evidence to support its use for delivering aerosolized medication
  b. Due to its cost of implementation
  c. Due to its complexity
  d. Replaced by newer technology

Question 2

All of the following are goals of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the acute care setting, except:
 
  a. avoid intubation.
  b. decrease incidence of ventila-tion-associated pneumonia.
  c. decrease length of stay.
  d. improve mobility.



bdobbins

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The use of intermittent positive-pressure breathing declined significantly in the mid-1980s after a randomized, controlled trial revealed no benefit, compared to a simple small-volume nebulizer, in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Avoiding intubation and invasive positive-pressure ventilation, improving survival, decreasing the length of ventilatory support, decreasing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing the inci-dence of ventilator-associated pneumonia are major goals of NIV in the acute care setting (emer-gency department, intensive care unit, or hospital ward).



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

tth

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579

bdobbins

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326

 

Did you know?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.

Did you know?

Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.

Did you know?

In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library