A tube that is surgically inserted through the abdominal skin and into the stomach is a/an ____

Morbidity refers to the rate of:

a. death. b. diseases. c. infectious diseases. d. disease in Third World countries.

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a patient is found to have an SpO2 of 75% on a non-rebreathing mask. You notice that the nonrebreathing mask is hooked to a bubble humidifier

The humidifier bottle is whistling and is expanded. What is your next action as the respiratory therapist? a. Change the bubble humidifier; it's defec-tive. b. Check for kinks in tubing. c. Remove the nonrebreathing mask from the humidifier and run off of O2. d. Place a Venturi mask on the patient.