The soft suction catheter is BEST used to:
A) suction the upper airway.
B) suction the lower airway.
C) remove larger particles from the upper airway.
D) remove large volumes of fluid secretions rapidly.
B
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To prevent a resident from choking when he or she eats, you should:
A. put the resident in a horizontal position. B. cut food into small pieces and feed them to the resident slowly. C. remove his or her dentures. D. feed the resident soup and gelatin only.
Which of the following is false about the P0.1 measure?
a. P0.1 correlates well with central respiratory drive. b. P0.1 is the airway pressure measured 100 msec after occlusion. c. P0.1 is an effort-dependent measure of res-piratory drive. d. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a P0.1 greater than 6 cm H2O are difficult to wean.
Letter D on the figure is the ________. a flap-like structure that closes off the larynx during swallowing.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Adult height should be measured to the nearest ________.
A. eighth of an inch B. sixteenth of an inch C. quarter of an inch D. inch E. half-inch