The function of a double-lumen endotracheal tube is to:
A) facilitate speaking.
B) protect one lung from the other.
C) maintain a tracheostomy stoma.
D) assist in weaning a patient from a TT.

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A double-lumen endotracheal tube is used outside the operating room to protect the "good," or healthy,lung from blood contamination in patients with massive hemoptysis or infection from an empyema.

The Function of a Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Is To