Which of the following heart chambers pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

The therapist is delivering assist-control ventilation providing a constant VT to a patient experiencing ineffective triggering. The therapist also notes that expiratory flow fails to return to baseline before the initiation of the next mandatory breath. What should the therapist do at this time to correct this problem?

A. Increase the inspiratory flow. B. Institute an inspiratory pause. C. Conduct an expiratory pause maneuver. D. Shorten the expiratory time.

An inflammatory condition of small- and medium-size arteries of the extremities strongly associated with long-term use of smoking tobacco is:

a. Phlebitis b. Thrombophlebitis c. Thromboangiitis obliterans d. Toxemia