Which of the following patients may benefit from PEEP?

a. COPD
b. Asthma
c. ARDS
d. Cystic fibrosis

ANS: C
ARDS is a clinical disorder that benefits from the use of PEEP. The other three choices are ob-structive lung diseases and will not benefit from the use of PEEP therapy.

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