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A high-pitched inspiratory noise caused by a partial upper airway obstruction is called:

When a bag-valve ventilation device is used with supplemental oxygen, it delivers an oxygen concentration of ________ percent.

When a portion of the lung is unavailable for gas exchange, yet pulmonary circulation continues in that area of the lung, a condition known as ________ results.

Which of the following may complicate airway management procedures in the pediatric patient?

Which of the following basic airway adjuncts prevents the tongue from falling back to occlude the airway?

A portable suction device should generate a flow rate of ________ liters per minute when the tube is open.

Progressively deeper, faster breathing alternating gradually with shallow, slower breathing is called:

During spontaneous breathing, which of the following reflexes prevents overexpansion of the lungs?

Which of the following is the most common cause of airway obstruction?

In an adult, the narrowest part of the airway is the: