Your patient is receiving a Duoneb via a small volume nebulizer (SVN) powered by compressed oxygen as part of her maintenance therapy drug regimen. The cylinder runs out before the treatment can be completed. What action would you suggest?
a. Switch remaining treatment to a metered dose inhaler (MDI)
b. Switch remaining treatment to a dry powder inhaler (DPI)
c. Used compressed air to complete the treatment
d. Chart that the treatment was not completed and move to your next patient
Question 2
The physical mechanisms usually considered for aerosol particle deposition in the human lung include which of the following? 1. Inertial impaction 2. Gravitational settling 3. Diffusion
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1 and 3 only
Changes in cell shape due to alterations in intracellular fluid volume.
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Oxygen Equipment 1
An ultrasound being performed on a patient.
A physical therapist exercising the patient’s leg in a physical therapy department.
Patient Physical Status Classification