Regarding patients receiving mechanical ventilation for Guillain-Barré syndrome, when do the authors in the text recommend weaning begin?
A. No time was stipulated.
B. within the 2 weeks of mechanical ventilation
C. anytime after 2 weeks of receiving mechanical ventilation
D. anytime after 3 weeks of receiving mechanical ventilation
ANS: B
A. Incorrect response: See explanation B.
B. Correct response: According to the authors of chapter 17 (page 317) in the text, patients receiving mechanical ventilation for Guillain-Barré syndrome can be weaned within the first 2 weeks of ventilator commitment.
C. Incorrect response: See explanation B.
D. Incorrect response: See explanation B.?
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