What negative responses can be elicited by suctioning a patient's airway? 1. Tachycardia 2. Coughing 3. Laryngospasm 4. Severe bronchospasm
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only
ANS: D
Suctioning may result in laryngospasm, coughing, and slowing of the heartbeat. Endotracheal intubation, airway suctioning, and bronchoscopy readily elicit vagovagal reflexes. Physical stim-ulation of the conducting airways, as with suctioning or bronchoscopy, may cause a severe case of bronchospasm, coughing, and laryngospasm.
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