Home care patients requiring continuous ventilatory support for long-term survival include which of the following? 1. Those with high spinal cord injuries 2. Those with late-stage muscular dystrophy 3. Those with bronchogenic carcinoma

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3

ANS: A
Good candidates for home mechanical ventilation include (1) patients unable to maintain ade-quate ventilation over prolonged periods (noninvasive nocturnal or intermittent use in particular), (2) patients requiring continuous mechanical ventilation for long-term survival, and (3) patients who are terminally ill with short life expectancies. Table 56-5 provides more detailed profiles of these patient groups.