Communication must be geared to patients' ability to understand, which often means using medical terminology rather than basic terms

Excluding the upper and central airways, where in the lungs of a normal person is the airway resistance the highest?

A. apices B. middle zone C. bases D. Airway resistance is equal throughout these three lung zones.

Which of the following classifications refers to spontaneous breaths during airway pressure release ventilation?

A. flow or pressure triggered; pressure or flow cycled B. pressure triggered; pressure targeted; flow cycled C. flow triggered; volume targeted; pressure cycled D. pressure triggered; pressure targeted; pressure cycled