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When Should a Therapist Consider Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation for a Newborn

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When should a therapist consider intubation and mechanical ventilation for a newborn with respiratory distress?
I. Oxygen saturation less than 85% at FiO2 ≥\ge 40% on CPAP
II. Periodic apnea
III. PaCO2 of 60 mm Hg or higher
IV. pH <7.20


A) I and II only
B) II and IV only
C) I, II, and III only
D) I, III, and IV only

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