A client has been admitted to the healthcare agency with aspiration pneumonia. Based on this information, what portion of the lower respiratory system is more susceptible to aspiration of fluids or foreign objects?
A) Right bronchus
B) Left bronchus
C) Right bronchioles
D) Left bronchioles
A
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Because the right bronchus is shorter, straighter down, and wider than the left, it is more easily accessible. Therefore, the right bronchus, not the left bronchus or right or left bronchioles, are more susceptible to aspiration of fluids or foreign objects.
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