Home care patients requiring continuous ventilatory support for long-term survival include which of the following?
I.those with high spinal cord injuries
II.those with late-stage muscular dystrophy
III.those with bronchogenic carcinoma

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Patients with high spinal cord injuries and late-stage muscular dystrophy often require continuous ventilatory support for long-term survival. Bronchogenic carcinoma may require ventilatory support, but it is not a consistent characteristic of the disease. Therefore, options B and C are incorrect, and the correct answer is A. Option D is incorrect because bronchogenic carcinoma is not a consistent reason for long-term ventilator support.

Home Care Patients Requiring Continuous Ventilatory Support for Long-Term Survival