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lbcchick

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on: Jul 16, 2018
During mechanical ventilation, what variable causes a breath to begin?
 
  a. Limit
  b. Cycle
  c. Trigger
  d. Baseline

Question 2

A complete ventilatory cycle or breath consists of which of the following phases? 1. Expiration 2. Initiation of inspiration 3. Inspiration 4. End of inspiration
 
  a. 1 and 4 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1, 2, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4


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carolinefletcherr

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The variable causing a breath to begin is the trigger variable.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A complete ventilatory cycle or breath consists of four phases: the initiation of inspiration, inspi-ration itself, the end of inspiration, and expiration.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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