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Respiratory Care Review Exam Correctly Answered
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A patient has just been intubated, and the CO2 detector placed on the proximal end of the ETT reads 1.5%. The RT should suspect what? - The tube is in the esophagus (If in trachea, it is 5-6%) Causes of this include edema, postextubation inflammation, bleeding, secretions, foreign substances, ...
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