Multiple Choice
Compared with a square wave flow pattern, a decelerating flow waveform has all of the following potential benefits except:
A) reduced peak pressure
B) improved cardiac output
C) less inspiratory work
D) decreased volume of dead space-to-tidal volume ratio (VD/VT)
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