____ are the smallest pathogen.

A patient receiving continuous mandatory ventilation in the assist-control mode develops au-to-PEEP. Which of the following changes in ventilatory patterns would you consider to minimize the effects of auto-PEEP in this patient?

1. Decreasing the rate or increasing VT 2. Using low-rate synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation 3. Decreasing the peak inspiratory flow 4. Lowering the VT and letting the PaCO2 rise a. 2 and 4 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 1, 2, and 3 only d. 1, 2, and 4 only

The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to select the correct answer. A complete laryngectomy would be coded to procedure code __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word