A Physician Orders Nasotracheal Suctioning to Be Done as Needed

question 7

Multiple Choice

A physician orders nasotracheal suctioning to be done as needed on a 72 year-old patient with pneumonia.Which of the following would indicate that the patient may have problems clearing secretions from the large/central airways?
I.Decreased tactile fremitus
II.Increased tactile fremitus
III.Clear chest radiograph
IV.Diminished breath sounds

• A) I and III
• B) II and IV
• C) I only
• D) II, III, and IV

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