Your Patient Is Receiving ECMO and Requires Frequent Medications

Your patient is receiving ECMO and requires frequent medications. IV access is limited. The physician asks for your recommendations on ways to improve the ease of medication delivery. What would you suggest?

A) Establish intraosseous (IO) access.
B) Deliver the medications down the endotracheal tube.
C) Utilize the infusion ports along the tubing.
D) Aerosolize the medications.

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