In which type of airway obstruction can the patient talk and explain their condition?

You have been called for a 2-week-old baby who is sick. Assessment reveals him to have a fever and rhonchi in the lungs. Which of the additional assessment findings would be most concerning to you given the age of this patient?

A) Respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute B) Wet diaper in need of changing C) Continual moaning and crying D) Nasal passages occluded by mucus

A 59-year-old COPD patient comes to the hospital with upper abdominal surgery. The physician diagnoses the patient with pulmonary atelectasis. The patient has a vital capacity of 25 ml/kg. Which of the following lung expansion therapy will you recommend to assist this patient's ate-lectasis?

a. Incentive spirometry b. IPPB c. CPAP d. EPAP