Lower airway anesthesia for fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be achieved via which of the following routes of administration?

1. Bronchoscopic instillation
2. Intravenous administration
3. Nebulization (aerosol delivery)
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3


ANS: B
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