Repeated Connecting and Disconnecting of a Cuff Pressure Manometer to the Pilot

question 71

Multiple Choice

Repeated connecting and disconnecting of a cuff pressure manometer to the pilot tube of a cuffed tracheal airway will do which of the following?

• A)increase cuff pressure
• B)not affect cuff pressure
• C)decrease cuff pressure
• D)rupture the cuff

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Definitions:

Hendrich II

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