A 39-year-old woman is intubated with ETT size 7. While attempting to suction the patient with a size 12 Fr catheter, the RT notes that the catheter cannot pass beyond the tip of the tube.
Which of the following is the most likely cause?
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9%
ETT in the right bronchus
65%
A kink in the tube
6%
Suction cathete too short
20%
Suction cathete too large
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