An inner cannula with a rounded tip is used for tracheal tube insertion.

The O2 concentration should be increased by 10% in neonates before suctioning.

V/Q mismatch can manifest as a ______ radiograph, with large or hyperinflated lungs as in the case of obstructive disease.

Anatomic shunts can be diagnosed by using 100% 02 breathing techniques.

MRI has advantages over other imaging techniques in the chest that are useful in specific circumstances. List them.

In obstructive lung disease such as asthma or emphysema, bronchospasm, mucous purging, Inflammation, and airway closure worsen ventilation and create v/Q mismatch.

List an example of impairments that may occur during the expulsion phase of cough.

Chronic and acute hypercapnic respiratory failure can be differentiated by the severity of change in ________.

What is the procedure of establishing access to the trachea via a neck incision called?

If the diagnosis of pneumothorax is suspected an upright chest x-ray should be obtained.