You Have Been Called Because of an Audible Alarm from a Heated

question 58

Multiple Choice

You have been called because of an audible alarm from a heated air-entrainment large-volume jet nebulizer.The most-appropriate immediate action is to:

• A) decrease the oxygen flow.
• B) change the device to an injection nebulizer.
• C) change the device to a high-flow heated humidifier.
• D) turn off the heater power to prevent overheating.

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