Malnutrition during mechanical ventilation can cause which of the following?
a. Increased oxygen consumption
b. Increased carbon dioxide production
c. Increased work of breathing
d. Increased spontaneous ventilation
ANS: D
Malnutrition alters a patient's ability to respond effectively to infection. It also impairs wound healing and severely reduces the ability to maintain spontaneous ventilation because the respira-tory muscles are weakened.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
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