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audragclark

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Your patient is receiving gentamicin (a high-viscosity antibiotic solution) via gas-powered small volume nebulizer. To compensate for the increased viscosity of the aerosol solution, you should
 
  a. set the gas flow to 6 L/min.
  b. set the gas flow to 12 L/min.
  c. recommend a different method of drug delivery.
  d. both A and C.

Question 2

You are administering an aerosol treatment to a patient via a small volume nebulizer when you realize that the output appears to be much less than normal. On checking the flow meter, you see that it is set to 4 L/min. Your next action is to
 
  a. Decrease the flow to 2 L/min
  b. Increase the flow to 20 L/min
  c. Leave the flow rate unchanged and search for other sources of decreased output
  d. Increase the flow rate to 8 L/min


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chloejackso

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

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


audragclark

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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