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roselinechinyere27m

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A physician orders bronchodilator drug therapy in combination with positive expiratory pressure (PEP). Which of the following methods could you use to provide this combined therapy?
 
  1. Attach a dry powder inhaler in-line with the PEP apparatus.
  2. Attach a metered dose inhaler to the system's one-way valve inlet.
  3. Place a small volume nebulizer in-line with the PEP apparatus.
  a. 2 and 3 only
  b. 1 and 2 only
  c. 1, 2, and 3
  d. 1 and 3 only

Question 2

What is the movement of small volumes of air back and forth in the respiratory tract at high fre-quencies (12 to 25 Hz) called?
 
  a. Tidal breathing
  b. Active cycle breathing
  c. Oscillation
  d. Huffing


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nmyers

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

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
As applied to airway clearance, oscillation refers to the rapid vibratory movement of small vol-umes of air back and forth in the respiratory tract.


roselinechinyere27m

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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