Regardless of which operating mode is selected, modern ventilators should achieve four main goals: provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation, avoid ventilator-induced lung injury, provide patient-ventilator synchrony, and allow successful _______________ from mechanical ventilation.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

weaning

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A) Repackaging bulk medication into unit doses. B) Preparing custom-ordered medications. C) Calculating interest on unpaid patient bills. D) Combining the job duties of the pharmacy technician and the licensed practical nurse.

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Sometimes research is conducted on large numbers of people who are chosen in a way that reduces biases. This is known as

- a case study. - a randomized controlled trial. - a case-control study. - a randomized case report.

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