A 45-Year-Old Woman Has Acute Respiratory Failure

question 8

Multiple Choice

A 45-year-old woman has acute respiratory failure. She is cyanotic with unstable vital signs. What therapist-driven protocol(s) should be implemented?
1) Oxygen therapy
2) Aerosolized medication therapy
3) Hyperinflation therapy
4) Mechanical ventilation

• A)3
• B)1, 4
• C)2, 3, 4
• D)1, 2, 3, 4

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