Multiple Choice
What mode of ventilation will automatically vary the pressure support provided as patient effort changes to maintain a "normal" work of breathing?
A) synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
B) proportional assist ventilation (PAV)
C) volume-control continuous mandatory ventilation
D) assist-control volume ventilation
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