A Dehydrated, Feverish Patient Suffering from Acute Bacterial Pneumonia Is

question 60

Multiple Choice

A dehydrated, feverish patient suffering from acute bacterial pneumonia is being intubated in order to provide mechanical ventilatory support. Which of the following devices would you select to control humidification and airway temperature for this patient?

• A) Unheated large-volume wick humidifier
• B) Heated wick humidifier with servo-control
• C) Large-reservoir, high-output heated jet nebulizer
• D) Heat-moisture exchanger

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