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5. All of the above

The patient’s chest x-ray is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Initial chest x-ray taken in the emergency room. To view Figure 1 in a separate, enlarged window click here.

His arterial blood gases showed a PaO2 of 96 mmHg on high flow oxygen, PaCO2 of 40 mmHg, and a pH of 7.38.

What should be done next? (Click on the correct answer to be directed to the third of 6 pages)

  1. Consider intubation
  2. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage
  3. Consider noninvasive ventilation
  4. 1 or 3
  5. All of the above

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