Which device is appropriate for assessing a patient's response to bronchodilator therapy at the bedside?

a. Stead-Wells spi-rometer c. Inductive plethys-mograph
b. Mainstream capno-graph d. Rotating-vane flowmeter

ANS: D
Rotating-vane flowmeters are used as handheld peak flowmeters and at the bedside to assess pa-tient response to bronchodilator therapy.

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