The respiratory therapist is administering a nebulizer with a mask to a 2-year-old child.The mask is being held away from the child's face ("blow-by")due to excessive crying.What should the RT consider doing to improve aerosol lung deposition?

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Children aged between 18 months and 3 years with recurrent wheeze have reported that lung deposition with a face mask leak was 0.2% and 0.3% with pMDI and nebulizer,respectively.Screaming children without face mask leak had 0.6% lung deposition with pMDI and 1.4% with nebulizer.Lung deposition in children who were quietly breathing and without face mask leak ranged from 4.8% to 8.2%.

The Respiratory Therapist Is Administering a Nebulizer with a Mask