5 Days in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 68yo Man | Critical Care | SMLE Q#19972
SMLE Question #19972
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Critical Care
Objective: OBJ-308
Last updated: June 2026
A 68-year-old man is in the ICU after a large intracerebral haemorrhage. He has been intubated and mechanically ventilated for 5 days. He develops fever and increasing oxygen requirements, and a chest radiograph shows a new right lower-lobe infiltrate. The ICU team reviews evidence-based measures to reduce pneumonia risk in future ventilated patients. Which intervention is most effective for preventing pneumonia in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients?
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