A Basic Anesthesia Monitoring Device That Is Used During General

A basic anesthesia monitoring device that is used during general anesthesia to confirm successful endotracheal tube placement and determine the presence of gas exchange is the:

A) pulse oximetry device placed on the finger, toe, or ear lobe to measure oxygen saturation.
B) precordial stethoscope to listen to breath sounds in all lung fields.
C) capnometer/end-tidal CO₂ monitor to identify expired CO₂ in the breathing circuit.
D) postintubation arterial blood gas monitoring with a point-of-care testing device.

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