Use the following to answer the next four questions:A 34-yea…
Use the following to answer the next four questions:A 34-year-old patient has a neurological disease that requires advanced airway support. A tracheostomy is in place, and the patient uses a home ventilator 24 hours a day. A family member states the patient is unusually agitated and restless. The patient is alert but very anxious when paramedics arrive. What should be the first intervention to improve the patency of this patient’s airway?
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A 54-year-old male’s home oxygen-delivery device is malfunctioning. He explains that he wears a special oxygen mask at night to keep him breathing during transient phases of choking and gasping while sleeping. What is this profile consistent with?
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