Which of the Following Acutely Ill Patients Is LEAST Likely $\dot { V } / \dot { Q }$

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following acutely ill patients is LEAST likely to benefit from application of chest physical therapy?

• A)patient with acute lobar atelectasis
• B)patient with copious amounts of secretions
• C)patient with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• D)patient with low \(\dot { V } / \dot { Q }\) due to unilateral infiltrates

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Definitions:

Control Limits

The boundaries in a control chart beyond which points indicate a statistical process is out of control.

Standard Errors

Measures of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, indicating the variability of an estimate from sample to sample.

Control Chart

A tool used in statistical quality control to monitor, control, and identify whether a manufacturing or business process is in a state of statistical control.

Control Limits

Control limits are statistical boundaries set in quality control processes to identify when a process is out of control or exhibits unusual variability.