Multiple Choice
In an effort to determine a patient's need for ventilatory support, which of the following factors increase(s) ventilatory workload?
1) Decreased lung compliance
2) Decreased thoracic compliance
3) Increased airway resistance
4) Artificial airways
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2, and 3 only
D) 1, 2, 3, and 4
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