A respiratory therapist is increasing the ventilator rate for a patient. How should the inspiratory time (IT) be adjusted in order to prevent air trapping and to allow for sufficient exhalation of the delivered breath

A) The ventilator rate should never be modified.
B) The IT should be increased.
C) The IT should be decreased.
D) The IT should remain the same.

C

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