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You are a respiratory therapist working in the emergency department; a 67-year-old man with chronic bronchitis presents in acute distress. His vital signs include heart rate (HR) 123 beats/min and respiratory rate (RR) 28 breaths/min.
 
  On auscultation, you note faint expiratory wheezing. Which of the following devices would be the least appropriate by which to deliver an aerosolized drug to this patient?
  a. Jet nebulizer
  b. Metered dose inhaler (MDI)
  c. MDI with spacer
  d. Dry powder inhaler (DPI)

Question 2

Two hypothetical small volume nebulizers, A and B, have the following specifications from the manufacturer
 
  A B
  Count median diameter (CMD) 1.7 m 1.5 m
  Mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) 3.2 m 7.7 m
  Geometric standard deviation (GSD) 1.1 m 1.5 m
 
  Which nebulizer would be best to use to treat the lower respiratory tract?
  a. Nebulizer A
  b. Nebulizer B


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bhavsar

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

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

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:D TYSM

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