Multiple Choice
Multiple injections by a 3-L syringe into a bellows-type spirometer produce the following results: Which of the following best describes these results?
A) The spirometer shows excessive drift.
B) The volume is being inappropriately corrected to BTPS.
C) The spirometer bellows are sticking.
D) Spirometer performance is acceptable.
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