Bronchiolitis oxygen delivery
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Teaching point — how the wording changes the answer
For a child with bronchiolitis requiring supplemental oxygen, nasal prongs are the appropriate low-flow delivery method (well tolerated in infants) rather than a Hudson mask.
Q63
Bronchiolitis; preferred oxygen delivery method (child)?
Key clue
Stem ambiguous on age but bronchiolitis is paediatric; nasal prongs best tolerated
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Nasal prongs