A physician orders 53% O2 through an air-entrainment nebuliz…
A physician orders 53% O2 through an air-entrainment nebulizer to a patient with a tidal volume of 0.575 Liters and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min. The maximum nebulizer input flow (flow meter setting) is 12 L/min. What is the air to 02 ratio? What is the total flow? What is the patient’s peak inspiratory flow? Does this device meet the patients’ needs?
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