A respiratory therapist is selecting an endotracheal tube for a patient in order to provide assisted ventilation. Which of the following factors can be affected by the choice of tube?
A) driving pressure
B) sex of the patient
C) viscosity of the gas
D) radius of the airway
D
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A. Express B. Crew C. Air D. Flight
For the following questions, list the main term that would be referenced in the Procedural Alphabetic Index
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a. CO2 diffuses 10 times faster than O2 b. O2 diffuses 10 times faster than CO2 c. O2 diffuses 20 times faster than CO2 d. CO2 diffuses 20 times faster than O2