A 60-year-old woman is experiencing severe respiratory distress. When you ask her a question, she can only say two words at a time. You should manage this patient by
A. inserting a nasopharyngeal airway
B. providing positive pressure ventilations.
C. applying a nasal cannula set at 2 to 6 L/min.
D. applying a nonrebreathing mask set at 15 L/min.
Ans: B. providing positive pressure ventilations.
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