The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia for all intubated patients is ___________.

The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia for all intubated patients is ___________.
 
  a. 8-28
  b. 15-35
  c. 25-50
  d. 38-76

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Q. 2  The mortality rate for VAP depends on which of the following? 1. Length of stay on the ventilator 2. Presence of underlying disease 3. Prior antimicrobial therapy 4. Presence of a heated humidifier
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Q. 3  The type of organism that most often causes ventilator-acquired pneumonia is which of the fol-lowing?
 
  a. Fungi
  b. Bacteria
  c. Viruses
  d. Protozoa

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Q. 4  Pneumonia that was not incubating at the time of admission is one that develops a minimum of how many hours after admission?
 
  a. 12 hours
  b. 24 hours
  c. 48 hours
  d. 72 hours

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Q. 5  A patient was intubated in the emergency department just after arrival at the hospital from home. This patient develops VAP 36 hours after intubation. What type of pneumonia is this considered?
 
  a. Early-onset VAP
  b. Late-onset VAP
  c. Health care-associated pneumonia
  d. Nonhospital-acquired pneumonia