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mckennatimberlake

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What is the purpose of a cuff on an artificial tracheal airway?
 
  a. To seal off and protect the lower airway
  b. To stabilize the tube and prevent its movement
  c. To provide a means to determine tube po-sition via radiograph
  d. To help clinicians determine the depth of tube insertion

Question 2

Compared with translaryngeal intubation, the advantages of tracheostomy include which of the following?
 
  1. Greater patient comfort
  2. Reduced risk of bronchial intubation
  3. No upper airway complications
  4. Decreased frequency of aspiration
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only


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BUTTHOL369

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each of these three approaches appears in


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
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