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Heliox has been used on a limited basis to treat patients with which of the following?
 
  a. Hyperventilation c. Airway obstructions
  b. Thermal burns d. Upper respiratory infections

Question 2

An 18-year-old with severe asthma is brought into the emergency department on an nonrebreath-ing mask; he is in acute respiratory distress.
 
  He has been given multiple rounds of bronchodilators and corticosteroids and is still in distress, with an SpO2 of 85 on the nonrebreathing mask. What therapy should the respiratory care prac-titioner suggest to the physician at this time?
  a. Nitric oxide therapy c. Carbogen therapy
  b. Heliox therapy d. Hyperbaric therapy



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Specifically, heliox has been used to manage asthmatic patients with acute respiratory failure, to treat postextubation stridor in pediatric trauma patients, as an adjunct in the treatment of pediat-ric patients with refractory croup, to administer anesthetic gases to patients via small-diameter endotracheal tubes, and to provide ventilatory support for patients with severe airway obstruction caused by chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Heliox mixtures have been used on a limited basis to treat patients with airway obstruction, spe-cifically in the management of asthmatic patients with acute respiratory failure.



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