While observing a patient receiving ventilatory support, you notice that some delivered breaths are begun or ended by the machine, whereas others are begun and ended by the patient. Which of the following modes of ventilatory support is in force?

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In IMV mode, some breaths are delivered by the ventilator at a set rate, while the patient can also initiate and terminate their own breaths. This is different from CMV, where all breaths are delivered by the ventilator, and PSV or APRV, where all breaths are initiated and terminated by the patient.

While Observing a Patient Receiving Ventilatory Support, You Notice That