Multiple Choice
To minimize the problems associated with pharyngeal aspiration in intubated patients, which of the following could you recommend?
I. Position patients in semirecumbent position.
II. Insert the feeding tube into the duodenum.
III. Suction above the tracheal tube cuff.
IV. Provide continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions.
A) I only
B) I and II only
C) I, II, III, and IV
D) II, III, and IV
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