Secretions in the airway of a mechanically ventilated patient could be indicated by a(n):
a. increase in inspiratory capacity.
b. increase in breathing frequency.
c. increase in peak inspiratory pressure.
d. decrease in forced expiratory flow rates.
ANS: C
An increase in airway resistance, as with secretions in the airway, will cause an elevation in the peak inspiratory pressure.
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