A Patient Has Been Placed on Mechanical Ventilation

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient has been placed on mechanical ventilation.The respiratory care practitioner needs to know the absolute contraindication to suctioning a patient through an endotracheal tube that is on mechanical ventilation is:

• A) a bronchospasm.
• B) coagulopathy.
• C) an irritable airway.
• D) none of these.

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Definitions:

Pineal Gland

A small endocrine gland in the brain that produces the hormone melatonin, which helps regulate sleep patterns.

Vasopressin

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland, playing a key role in regulating water balance and blood pressure.

GnRH

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, a hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary gland.

TSH

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone, a pituitary gland secreted hormone that regulates the production of hormones by the thyroid gland.