Advantages of the flutter valve over other airway clearance ...

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Advantages of the flutter valve over other airway clearance methods include which of the fol-lowing? 1. Good patient acceptance 2. Greater effectiveness 3. Full portability 4. Independent use
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 2 and 4 only
  d. 1, 3, and 4 only

Question 2

The airway clearance technique that uses a pneumatic device to deliver compressed gas mini-bursts to the airway at rates above 100/min best describes which of the following?
 
  a. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
  b. Active cycle of breathing
  c. High-frequency external chest wall com-pression
  d. Intermittent positive-pressure breathing

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The flutter valve is readily accepted by patients, inexpensive, and fully portable and does not re-quire caregiver assistance.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation is an airway clearance technique that uses a pneumatic de-vice to deliver a series of pressurized gas minibursts at rates of 100 to 225 cycles/min (1.6 to 3.75 Hz) to the respiratory tract, usually via a mouthpiece.