A family does not want to have their parent with congestive heart failure intubated,but the patient is in need of mechanical ventilation,the therapist should recommend _____________
A) IPPB therapy for 20 minutes every hour.
B) CPAP therapy via nasal mask with 50% oxygen.
C) noninvasive ventilation using IPAP and EPAP pressures.
D) disregarding the wishes of the family and intubate and mechanically ventilate the patient.

Question

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The practitioner should recommend noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV),sometime referred to as Noninvasive ventilation (NIV).NIV is the application of positive pressure ventilation without placement of an artificial airway (usually using a mask).

A Family Does Not Want to Have Their Parent with Congestive