The parents of a newborn sent home with an apnea monitor call the respiratory therapist to report several periods of apnea as noted by the monitor's alarm system
The respiratory therapist should check which of the following to ensure that the baby's move-ment was not the cause of these alarms?
a. Sensitivity of the monitor c. Amount of electri-cal current
b. Placement of the electrodes d. Frequency of the vibrations
ANS: A
The sensitivity of the impedance pneumograph can be adjusted by the operator to prevent false alarms because of changes in impedance caused by movement instead of by changes in respira-tion.
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