A 45 year-old patient with sarcoidosis complaints of being unable to perform his daily house chores due to shortness of breaths despite continued oxygen therapy of 2 L/min via a nasal can-nula
You would recommend which of the following to the patient?
a. Increase O2 to 5 L/min.
b. Nebulized budesonide BID.
c. Pulmonary rehabilitation.
d. Lung transplantation.
ANS: C
Pulmonary rehabilitation, a very important part of treating obstructive lung disease, also has proved beneficial in the management of ILD. Pulmonary rehabilitation is important in building aerobic fitness, maintaining physical activity, and improving quality of life.
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a. "We will need to adapt the boot hitch in order to secure it to the end of the leg." b. "Let's use a Quick Splint instead." c. "The HARE won't work. We will need to be creative and make our own traction device." d. "We need to force the knee to straighten and then we can use a splint."
The surfaces of the alveoli are covered with ____________________, a fluid that decreases the alveoli's surface tension and prevents them from collapsing during expiration.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Combustible liquids are those with flash points above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and below ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
A. 150 B. 180 C. 200 D. 240
_________________________ incorporated the WHO classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word