You are a respiratory therapist working in the emergency department;a 67-year-old man with chronic bronchitis presents in acute distress.His vital signs include heart rate (HR)123 beats/min and respiratory rate (RR)28 breaths/min.On auscultation,you note faint expiratory wheezing.Which of the following devices would be the least appropriate by which to deliver an aerosolized drug to this patient?

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A jet nebulizer and an MDI with spacer would be the most appropriate because they would likely provide the best deposition.Although an MDI without spacer would be less desirable,it would not require the relatively high inspiratory flow rate needed to use a DPI.

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