What are some primary uses for pressure-supported ventilation (PSV) ?
1) Recruiting collapsed alveoli and improving oxygenation
2) Augmenting patient's spontaneous V_T
3) Overcoming the imposed work of breathing

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PSV is primarily used to augment the patient's spontaneous breaths and to overcome the work of breathing imposed by the ventilator circuit and endotracheal tube, rather than for recruiting collapsed alveoli.

What Are Some Primary Uses for Pressure-Supported Ventilation (PSV)