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Bronchiolitis oxygen delivery

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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