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TVarnum

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on: Aug 20, 2018
During _____, the patient breathes into a tube attached to a machine which calculates the amount of air the lungs can hold.
 a. metabolic cart analysis
  b. spirometry
  c. pulse oximetry
  d. percussion

Question 2

Which of the following techniques would be used to detect rales?
 a. percussion
  b. auscultation
  c. spirometry
  d. pulse oximetry


owenfalvey

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


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