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dejastew

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on: Jul 16, 2018
A 22-year-old with asthma comes to the emergency department in respiratory distress.
 
  The patient has acute shortness of breath (SOB); is febrile, tachypneic, and tachycardic; and has an SpO2 of 88 on a nasal cannula that delivers 2 L/min. Which of the following actions should the respiratory therapist take at this time?
  a. Teach the patient to breathe through pursed lips.
  b. Place a simple mask on the patient.
  c. Remove the cannula and place a 0.35 air-entrainment mask on the patient.
  d. Place a high-flow cannula at 15 L/min on the patient.

Question 2

An oxygen _____ compresses air and oxygen from a high-pressure source into a chamber where the pressure of the two gases is equalized, usually at 50 psi.
 
  a. blender
  b. tent
  c. hood
  d. delivery devices


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FergA

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

ANS: C
A patient with asthma benefits from a precise preset FIO2. With a simple mask, there is a greater likelihood of the patient retaining CO2, which is not helpful for those with asthma. Breathing through pursed lips is beneficial to people with asthma; however, it is not the first course of ac-tion. Finally, a high-flow cannula at 15 L/min is too much FIO2 for the patient at this time.

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a. blender


dejastew

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Excellent

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