Compared with a volume-cycled strategy, what are some potential advantages of pressure-targeted ventilatory support?
1) Limit and control of peak airway pressures
2) Direct control over inspiratory time
3) Provision of a decelerating flow pattern
A)1 and 2 only
B)2 and 3 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2, and 3

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Pressure-targeted ventilatory support limits and controls peak airway pressures to prevent barotrauma and provides a decelerating flow pattern, which can improve gas exchange. Direct control over inspiratory time is not a unique advantage of pressure-targeted modes as it can be adjusted in both volume-cycled and pressure-targeted ventilation.

Compared with a Volume-Cycled Strategy, What Are Some Potential Advantages