What Is the Most Common Complication Associated with Intermittent Positive-Pressure

question 60

Multiple Choice

What is the most common complication associated with intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) ?

• A)air-trapping
• B)oral bleeding
• C)respiratory alkalosis
• D)gastric distention

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Definitions:

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds in an ecosystem minus the rate at which they use some of these compounds through respiration.

Plant Respiration

The process by which plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide, involved in energy production at the cellular level.

Homoeothermic

Refers to organisms that maintain a constant internal body temperature regardless of external environmental conditions.

DDT

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a synthetic organic compound once widely used as an insecticide, now known to be an environmental pollutant.