Compared to using pressure as the trigger variable, what is the major advantage of flow-triggering?
A) Decreased work of breathing
B) Improved minute ventilation (VE)
C) Decreased physiologic dead space
D) Improved arterial oxygenation
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Q21: In which of the following modes inspiration
Q22: A physician requests that you switch from
Q23: A patient receiving time-triggered continuous mechanical ventilation
Q25: To describe what happens during the expiratory
Q26: When using pressure as the trigger variable,
Q27: When you adjust the pressure drop necessary
Q28: Pure time-triggered ventilation is the same as
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