Patients with what condition are prone to evaporative water loss through the lungs?
I.artificial airways
II.hypothermia
III.increased ventilation

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Patients with artificial airways and increased ventilation are prone to evaporative water loss through the lungs, as they increase the airflow and decrease the humidification of the inspired air. Hypothermia, on the other hand, may decrease the metabolic rate, and consequently, the respiratory rate, reducing the amount of water that evaporates through the lungs. Therefore, options I and III are correct, making option B the best choice. Option A implies that hypothermia increases evaporative water loss through the lungs, which is incorrect, while option D includes all the options, making it an unnecessary and incorrect choice.

Patients with What Condition Are Prone to Evaporative Water Loss