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You are using a ventilator that has flow as a control variable. Under which of the following modes of ventilation is pressure a control variable?
  I. mandatory volume breath delivery
  II. PEEP/CPAP
  III. sigh breath delivery
  IV. pressure support
 A) I and II
  B) I and III
  C) II and III
  D) II and IV

Question 2

Premature infants are frequently unable to compensate for metabolic acidosis because
 A) they are unable to hyperventilate
  B) their kidneys are unable to efficiently reabsorb hydrogen ions
  C) they are unable to hypoventilate
  D) they are unable to vomit



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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