While observing a patient receiving ventilatory support, you notice that all delivered breaths are initiated or terminated by the machine. Which of the following modes of ventilatory support is in force?

a. Intermittent mandatory ventilation
b. Partial ventilatory support
c. Continuous mandatory ventilation
d. Continuous spontaneous ventilation

ANS: C
In continuous mandatory ventilation, all breaths are mandatory.

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