Author Question: Simple unheated bubble humidifiers are commonly used to humidify gases with what type of systems? ... (Read 166 times)

notis · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Simple unheated bubble humidifiers are commonly used to humidify gases with what type of systems?

a. Mechanical ventilation
b. Oronasal O2 delivery
c. Tracheal O2 airway
d. Aerosol drug delivery

Question 2

What is the goal of using an unheated bubble humidifier with oronasal O2 delivery systems?

a. Raise the humidity of the gas to ambient levels.
b. Fully saturate the inspired gas to body temperature, ambient pressure, saturated (BTPS) conditions.
c. Cool the gas down to below room tem-perature.
d. Fully saturate the inspired gas to ambient temperature, ambient pressure, saturated (ATPS) conditions.

stanleka1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Unheated bubble humidifiers are commonly used with oronasal O2 delivery systems (see Chapter 41) to raise the water vapor content of the gas to ambient levels.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Unheated bubble humidifiers are commonly used with oronasal O2 delivery systems (see Chapter 41) the goal is to raise the water vapor content of the gas to ambient levels.