What happens as the pressure or flow delivered through a small-volume jet nebulizer gets higher?
1. Treatment time becomes shorter.
2. Particle size becomes smaller.
3. Aerosol output becomes greater.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
Within operating limits, the higher the pressure or flow, the smaller is the particle size, the greater is the output, and the shorter is the treatment time.
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