While observing a patient receiving ventilatory support, you notice that all delivered breaths are initiated or terminated by the machine. Which of the following modes of ventilatory support is in force?

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In continuous mandatory ventilation, all breaths are delivered by the machine and the patient is passive, meaning they are not capable of initiating or terminating their own breaths. This differs from intermittent mandatory ventilation, in which the machine delivers mandatory breaths but the patient is able to initiate spontaneous breaths as well. Partial ventilatory support also allows for spontaneous breaths but the level of support is adjusted. Continuous spontaneous ventilation means the patient is breathing entirely on their own, without any support from the machine.

While Observing a Patient Receiving Ventilatory Support, You Notice That