You Are Starting to Ventilate a Patient with a Laryngectomy

question 5

Multiple Choice

You are starting to ventilate a patient with a laryngectomy and stoma. As you provide the first few ventilations, you note that the air passes easily into the patient, but does not cause the chest to rise. Your next action should be to:

• A) seal the patient's mouth and nose.
• B) suction the tracheostomy tube.
• C) perform a head-tilt, chin-lift.
• D) ventilate through the mouth and nose.

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Definitions:

NMR Spectrum

A representation that displays the different environments of hydrogen or carbon atoms in a compound as a result of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

NMR Data

pertains to information derived from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, revealing details about molecular structure, dynamics, and environment.

Triplet

A term used in quantum mechanics and spectroscopy that describes a state of a system (such as an electron) with a spin quantum number of 1, indicating three possible orientations.

Doublet

A splitting pattern in spectral analysis (NMR) showing two peaks of equal intensity, indicating the presence of two magnetic nuclei split by coupling.