What Is the Normal Range of Negative Pressure to Use

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is the normal range of negative pressure to use when suctioning an adult patient?

• A) -100 to -120 mm Hg
• B) -80 to -100 mm Hg
• C) -60 to -80 mm Hg
• D) -20 to -30 mm Hg

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Backward Conditioning

A less common form of classical conditioning where the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus.

Learned Response

A behavior that has been acquired or modified as a result of experience or conditioning.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency; in biology, the dying out of a species.