Author Question: The appropriate size of suction catheter for a size 5.0 TT is ___ French. a. 3.5 c. 12 b. 7.5 d. ... (Read 28 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

The appropriate size of suction catheter for a size 5.0 TT is ___ French.

a. 3.5 c. 12
b. 7.5 d. 15

Question 2

The size of a suction catheter should be:

a. a 12-French catheter.
b. the same as the internal diameter (ID) of the endotracheal tube.
c. two thirds the size of the outer diameter of the endotracheal tube.
d. less than half of the ID of the artificial airway.

TINA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
(5 3) / 2 = 7.5 French.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The general recommendation is that the catheter diameter should be no more than half the inter-nal diameter of the artificial airway.