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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.



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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).



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