The CDC's Center for Infectious Diseases recommendations ranking scheme Category IA means that the recommendations are:
a. strongly recommended for all hospitals, and strongly supported by well- designed experimental or epidemiologic studies.
b. strongly recommended for all hospitals and reviewed as effective by experts and a consensus of HICPAC based on strong rationale and suggestive evidence, although definitive scientific studies have not been done.
c. suggested for implementation in many hospitals. Recommendations may be supported or suggested by clinical or epidemiological studies, a strong theoretical rationale, or definitive studies applicable to some, but not all, hospitals.
d. practices for which insufficient evidence or consensus regarding efficacy exists.
a
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You have been called to assist a pediatric physician, a pediatric nurse, and a respiratory therapist in the transfer of a 2-week-old baby who is very sick. The baby is to be transferred in an isolette to a large metropolitan teaching hospital in a nearby city, where specialized care can be provided. The isolette is secured to the stretcher, and the stretcher is loaded into the ambulance. The physician, nurse, and respiratory therapist will provide all patient care. Prior to departing the hospital, it is essential that you:
A) Advise the family of the baby's critical condition B) Make sure the stretcher is secured in the ambulance C) Mix and prepare the medications needed for transport D) Disinfect the outside of the isolette
Which of the following prophylactic therapies is recommended to reduce the irritant effect of acetylcysteine?
a. Administration of anticholinergics b. Administration of dornase alfa c. Administration of corticosteroids d. Administration of adrenergic bronchodi-lator
What is the most common sign associated with the transient glottic edema or vocal cord inflam-mation that follows extubation?
a. Difficulty in swallowing b. Wheezing c. Orthopnea d. Hoarseness
Hypertonic solutions are generally a combination of saline, _____________________, and _________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).