Which is a reason for inserting an airway stent?
a. Alternative to endotracheal intubation
b. Palliative care for obstruction of neoplasm
c. To prevent postoperative bleeding
d. To assist with laser use in the thoracic cavity
ANS: B
The most common reasons for using airway stents are palliation of obstructing neoplasm, postradiation therapy, after lung transplant, and after fistula repair.
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Which of the following phrases best describes the New Complete PFSH?
a. Documentation supporting two or three of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is established with the clinician or facility b. Documentation supporting one of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is established with the clinician or facility c. Documentation supporting one or two of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is new to the clinician or facility d. Documentation supporting all three of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is new to the clinician or facility
Your patient just deplaned from a long coast to coast flight and you are called because he has had an acute onset of shortness of breath. You should suspect:
A) an acute asthma attack. B) disseminated intravascular coagulation. C) a pulmonary embolism due to DVT. D) flash pulmonary edema.