A patient wants to use a spinning disk nebulizer at home. The patient should be aware that it:

a. increases the ambient relative humidity.
b. is a mechanical aerosol generator.
c. can be a source of bacterial contamination to the environment.
d. can deliver 20 mL/min.


ANS: C
The room nebulizers are not commonly recommended because they can be a source of bacterial contamination to the environment. See also Figure 6-11.

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