In What Respiratory Care Protocol Has It Been Shown That

question 6

Multiple Choice

In what respiratory care protocol has it been shown that use of a handheld computer helped shorten the patient's stay in the intensive care unit?

• A)ventilator initiation
• B)ventilator weaning
• C)high-flow oxygen therapy
• D)airway care and intubation

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Definitions:

Cystic Fibrosis

A genetic disorder affecting the lungs and digestive system, characterized by thick, sticky mucus that can lead to severe respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.

Carrier

An individual who possesses one copy of a recessive gene for a genetic trait or disease and can pass it to their offspring without showing symptoms themselves.

Dominant

Exhibiting influence or control over others; in genetics, it refers to an allele that expresses its phenotypic effect in the presence of another allele.

Recessive

A term used in genetics to describe a trait or gene that is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present, as opposed to a dominant trait which is expressed when only one copy is present.