One of the physiological goals of NIV in acute respiratory failure is to improve gas exchange by ______________
a. resting the respiratory muscles
b. decreasing the effect of secretions
c. increasing right ventricular preload
d. decreasing the functional residual capacity
ANS: A
The physiological goal in acute respiratory failure is to improve gas exchange by resting the res-piratory muscles and increasing alveolar ventilation.
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