Full ventilatory support is provided by which of the following modes?
a. Pressure support ventilation (PSV) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
b. Volume support ventilation (VSV) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
c. Volume-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation (VC-IMV) rate 6 with pressure support (PS)
d. Pressure-controlled intermittent mandato-ry ventilation (PC-IMV) rate 12 with pressure support (PS)
ANS: D
Full ventilatory support is provided when the ventilator-initiated rates are set at 8 breaths/min or more in the continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) or intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) modes with either pressure control or volume control.
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