You Must Connect a Large-Volume Nebulizer to a Bedside Compressed-Air

question 14

Multiple Choice

You must connect a large-volume nebulizer to a bedside compressed-air outlet through a flowmeter. You have only standard O₂ flowmeters available. Which of the following actions is appropriate?

• A) Connect the O₂ flowmeter to the air outlet with piping tape.
• B) Use an O₂-to-air DISS adapter to join the flowmeter and outlet.
• C) Connect the O₂ flowmeter to the air outlet with a petroleum jelly seal.
• D) Try to cross-thread an O₂ flowmeter directly on the air outlet.

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Definitions:

Conidia

A type of asexual spore produced by various fungi, often serving as a mechanism for dispersal and reproduction.

Ascocarps

The fruiting bodies of ascomycete fungi, which contain spore-producing structures.

Hyphae

The long, branching filamentous structures of fungi, which make up the mycelium.

Basidiocarps

Fruit bodies produced by basidiomycete fungi, serving as the reproductive structures from which spores are dispersed.