The respiratory therapist is preparing to administer inhaled nitric oxide to a neonate with respiratory distress syndrome. The most appropriate initial dose of iNO for this patient is

A. 5 ppm.
B. 10 ppm.
C. 15 ppm.
D. 20 ppm.

Ans: D. 20 ppm.

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a. infection at the site of the needle b. phlebitis c. infiltration d. rejection

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You are treating a patient for bronchospasm. Albuterol (an adrenergic bronchodilator) is the only aerosolized agent being administered at this time. What other type of aerosolized drug might you recommend?

a. Anticholinergic bronchodilator b. Sympatholytic c. Both A and B d. Neither A nor B

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