A sputum induction is needed for a 55-year-old female patient. Which of the following devices will be most appropriate?
a. Spinning disk nebu-lizer c. Ultrasonic nebulizer
b. Wick humidifier d. Large-volume jet nebulizer
ANS: C
Ultrasonic nebulizers are valued clinical tools for inducing sputum production so that specimens can be used for diagnostic analysis. Ultrasonic nebulizers yield a higher quantity and quality of sputum specimens for analysis than other nebulizers but at some cost of increased airway reactiv-ity.
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