What Risk Increases in Performing Suctioning in a Mechanically Ventilated

question 6

Multiple Choice

What risk increases in performing suctioning in a mechanically ventilated patient?

• A) Interference with the gag reflex
• B) Desaturation
• C) Aspiration
• D) Hyperoxygenation

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Definitions:

Eroded

The process by which natural forces remove soils, rock, or dissolved material from one location and transport it to another, often leading to changes in landscape and topography.

Volcanic

Pertaining to the processes associated with the eruption and formation of volcanoes and their emitted materials.

Basalt

A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that is formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet.

Sedimentary Terrain

Areas dominated by sedimentary rocks, which are formed from the accumulation and lithification of mineral and organic particles over time.