A preterm infant with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is being ventilated at high pressures and frequency. The respiratory therapist administers a dose of surfactant to the infant. How must the respiratory therapist adjust the ventilator as the infant's compliance improves?

A) Increase the rate of ventilation.
B) Slow the rate of ventilation.
C) Increase the tidal volumes.
D) The ventilation rate should not change.

B

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