Multiple Choice
A 65-year-old male is intubated and placed on a mechanical ventilator after a motor vehicle accident.Thirty-six hours later he develops infiltrates on the chest radiograph.Which of the following actions may have been able to prevent this from occurring?
1) Elevation of the head of the bed 20 to 30 degrees
2) Aspiration of subglottic secretions
3) Changing ventilator circuit every 24 hours
4) Stress ulcer prophylaxis
5) Avoid the use of sedatives
A) 1 only
B) 1,3,and 5
C) 1,2,4,and 5
D) 1,2,3,4,and 5
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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