A COPD Patient Is Being Ventilated on a Noninvasive Positive-Pressure

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Essay

A COPD patient is being ventilated on a noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV)in the spontaneous/timed mode of ventilation.The ventilator is not triggering each time the patient attempts to initiate a breath.What can be done?

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