You appropriately size a nasopharyngeal airway by measuring the:

a. distance from the patient's mouth to the angle of the jaw.
b. diameter of the patient's larger nostril.
c. distance from the patient's nose to the earlobe.
d. diameter of the patient's little finger.


Answer: c

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