A physician orders supplemental O2 for a patient through a nasal cannula at a flow of 12 L/min. When you ask what the goal is, the physician states that the patient should receive approximately 60% O2. Which of the following should you recommend?
a. The O2 should be given through a reservoir mask at 10 L/min.
b. The cannula flow should be set to 15 in-stead of 12 L/min.
c. The O2 should be given through a simple mask set at 5 to 12 L/min.
d. The O2 should be given through a simple mask set at 12 to 15 L/min.
ANS: C
Table 41-3 lists the FiO2 range, FiO2 stability, advantages, disadvantages, and best use of each of these devices.
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