To prevent hypoxemia when suctioning a patient, the respiratory care practitioner should initially do which of the following?
a. Manually ventilate the patient with a re-suscitator.
b. Preoxygenate the patient with 100% oxy-gen.
c. Give the patient a bronchodilator treat-ment.
d. Have the patient hyperventilate for 2 min.
ANS: B
First, preoxygenation helps minimize the incidence of hypoxemia during suctioning.
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