Which intervention is used for respiratory failure?

Which intervention is used for respiratory failure?

• A. CPAP/BiPAP
• B. Cardioversion
• C. Intubation
• D. CPR

Answer: (C)

Airway management and ventilation support are essential in respiratory failure. Intubation secures the airway with an endotracheal tube and makes mechanical ventilation possible, allowing precise control of breathing, oxygen delivery, and carbon dioxide removal. It’s chosen when the person cannot protect their airway or when noninvasive methods fail to achieve adequate ventilation or oxygenation. Noninvasive options like CPAP/BiPAP can help in milder cases or when the patient can protect the airway, but they’re not definitive for established respiratory failure. Cardioversion targets heart rhythms, not breathing, and CPR is for cardiac arrest. So intubation is the intervention used for respiratory failure.

Airway management and ventilation support are essential in respiratory failure. Intubation secures the airway with an endotracheal tube and makes mechanical ventilation possible, allowing precise control of breathing, oxygen delivery, and carbon dioxide removal. It’s chosen when the person cannot protect their airway or when noninvasive methods fail to achieve adequate ventilation or oxygenation. Noninvasive options like CPAP/BiPAP can help in milder cases or when the patient can protect the airway, but they’re not definitive for established respiratory failure. Cardioversion targets heart rhythms, not breathing, and CPR is for cardiac arrest. So intubation is the intervention used for respiratory failure.