Proper placement of the King LT airway is performed by all of the following techniques, EXCEPT:

A) auscultation of bilateral breath sounds.
B) the esophageal detector device.
C) quantitative waveform capnography.
D) observation for symmetrical chest rise.

Answer: B) the esophageal detector device.

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