A nonintubated patient should be monitored for lung volumes in the presence of the following clinical conditions except:

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All the following represent conditions associated with the need for monitoring lung volumes in nonintubated patients:
(1) preoperative evaluation (especially upper abdominal and thoracic surgery);
(2) adult patients with respiratory rates greater than 30 breaths/min;
(3) patients with neuromuscular disease;
(4) patients with central nervous system (CNS) depression;
(5) patients with deteriorating blood gases; and
(6) patients receiving noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation.

A Nonintubated Patient Should Be Monitored for Lung Volumes in the Presence