Your Patient Is Receiving Gentamicin (A High-Viscosity Antibiotic Solution)via Gas-Powered

question 19

Multiple Choice

Your patient is receiving gentamicin (a high-viscosity antibiotic solution) via gas-powered small volume nebulizer.To compensate for the increased viscosity of the aerosol solution,you should

• A)set the gas flow to 6 L/min.
• B)set the gas flow to 12 L/min.
• C)recommend a different method of drug delivery.
• D)both A and C.

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