Lung expansion methods that increase the transpulmonary pressure gradients by increasing alve-olar pressure include which of the following?

1. Incentive spirometry (IS)
2. Positive end-expiration pressure therapy
3. Intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB)
4. Expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP)
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4


ANS: B
Positive-pressure lung expansion therapies may apply pressure during inspiration only (as in IPPB), during expiration only (as in positive expiratory pressure [PEP] and EPAP), or during both inspiration and expiration (CPAP).

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

An expanded problem focused history would include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. chief complaint. B. brief history of present illness. C. brief family history. D. problem-pertinent review of systems.

Health Professions

Translate the following:

Take Ax or R T p T&A

Health Professions

When you go on a hunting trip, you should leave a hunting plan with someone you trust. What information should the plan include?

What will be an ideal response?

Health Professions

Group healthcare insurance plans were first seen in America ____.

A. in the late 1800s B. during the Great Depression C. shortly after World War II D. in 1965

Health Professions