A 7-Year-Old Boy Has Been Given Multiple Aerosolized Albuterol Treatments

question 26

Multiple Choice

A 7-year-old boy has been given multiple aerosolized albuterol treatments over the last several days.His father tells you that every time a respiratory therapist administers a treatment,a few minutes later the saturation falls.You explain to the father that this is

• A)abnormal and call the physician.
• B)abnormal and you will try to change the medication to levalbuterol.
• C)normal because of increased perfusion to poorly ventilated areas.
• D)normal because you are giving the treatment with air.

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