The nurse knows that _______________ is the proper term to describe that the patient's water seal is fluctuating up and down with each breath
a. bubbling
b. tidaling
c. fluttering
d. alternating
B
The term for the fluctuation of the water-seal chamber when the patient breathes is tidaling. Bubbling is different from tidaling, because bubbling is the presence of gas moving through the chamber, whereas tidaling is an up and down movement that correlates with the patient's breathing. Fluttering and alternating reflect incorrect terminology.
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