You Are a Respiratory Therapist Working in the Emergency Department;a

question 13

Multiple Choice

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)

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