You Are Called by a Nursing Home to Help Set

question 10

Multiple Choice

You are called by a nursing home to help set up O₂ for a patient, delivered through a jet nebulizer. Unfortunately, all that is available is an old uncompensated Thorpe tube flowmeter. When set to 8 L/min, the nebulizer creates an additional 30 psig of downstream pressure. Approximately what flow of O₂ will the patient now receive?

• A) 4 L/min
• B) 6 L/min
• C) 8 L/min
• D) 12 L/min

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