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michelleunicorn

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During mechanical ventilation, a spontaneous breath is defined as one that:
 
  a. initiated and terminated by the machine.
  b. begun by the patient and ended by the machine.
  c. initiated and terminated by the patient.
  d. begun by the machine and ended by the patient.

Question 2

While observing a patient receiving ventilatory support, you notice that all delivered breaths are initiated or terminated by the machine. Which of the following modes of ventilatory support is in force?
 
  a. Intermittent mandatory ventilation
  b. Partial ventilatory support
  c. Continuous mandatory ventilation
  d. Continuous spontaneous ventilation



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
A spontaneous breath is a breath for which the patient decides the start time and the tidal vol-ume. That is, the patient both triggers and cycles the breath.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In continuous mandatory ventilation, all breaths are mandatory.




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