When a patient is to be switched from continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV)to synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation,which of the following could be used in addition to SIMV to assist this process?

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Spontaneous breaths during synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)can be supported with pressure support if the clinician wants to reduce the work of breathing (WOB)for the spontaneous breath.

When a Patient Is to Be Switched from Continuous Mandatory