How Should a Volume-Regulated Ventilator for NIV Be Adjusted to Deliver

question 3

Multiple Choice

How should a volume-regulated ventilator for NIV be adjusted to deliver the appropriate tidal volume (VT) to a pediatric patient?

• A) The preset VT should be equal to the patient's estimated anatomic dead space volume.
• B) The delivered VT should be equal to the estimated anatomic dead space divided by the patient's respiratory rate.
• C) The VT should be set by dividing the patient's PaCO₂ by two.
• D) The delivered VT should be set at twice the child's physiologic VT.

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