What mode of ventilation is used on the Dräger V500 to provide a minimum expired volume?
a. Minimum minute volume
b. Augmented ventilation
c. Mandatory minute volume ventilation
d. Synchronized intermittent mandatory ven-tilation
ANS: C
With mandatory minute volume ventilation, the ventilator provides mandatory breathing only if the patient's spontaneous breathing is not adequate and drops below the preselected maximum voluntary ventilation setting.
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