Which of the following are goals of mechanical ventilation?
I. Provide breaths to maintain an adequate level of alveolar ventilation
II. Reduce patient work of breathing until the cause of respiratory failure can be remedied.
III. Restore arterial blood gas levels to normal
IV. Increase immune response

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Mechanical ventilation aims to maintain adequate alveolar ventilation, reduce the work of breathing, and restore normal arterial blood gas levels. Increasing immune response is not a goal of mechanical ventilation.

Which of the Following Are Goals of Mechanical Ventilation