High positive airway pressure can be maintained with which of the following airways?
A) Guedel airway
B) Laryngeal mask airway
C) Nasopharyngeal airway
D) Endotracheal tube airway

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Endotracheal tubes allow ventilation with high levels of positive pressure; provide direct access to the lower airway for secretion removal and drug delivery; prevent aspiration of foreign material into the lung; and permit bronchoscopic examination of the peripheral airways.None of the other airways mentioned are able to maintain ventilation with high pressures without leaking or allowing gastric distention.

High Positive Airway Pressure Can Be Maintained with Which of the Following