Multiple Choice
An alert patient receiving ventilatory support through a demand flow intermittent mandatory ventilation system exhibits clinical signs of an increased work of breathing whenever you try to decrease the mandatory rate below 6/min. In order to aid in weaning this patient, which of the following would you recommend?
A) Apply a low level of pressure support.
B) Apply a high level of inspiratory pressure.
C) Increase the mandatory VT.
D) Decrease the mandatory VT.
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