Examples of Terminally Ill Patients with Short Life Expectancies Who

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Multiple Choice

Examples of terminally ill patients with short life expectancies who can receive ventilatory support in the home setting include which of the following?
1) Patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2) Patients with kyphoscoliosis
3) Patients with lung cancer

• A)1 and 2 only
• B)2 and 3 only
• C)1 and 3 only
• D)1, 2, and 3

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