Which of the Following Is Likely to Occur When Decreasing

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is likely to occur when decreasing the expiratory positive airway pressure in the patient being ventilated using noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation?

• A)improved PaO₂
• B)increased functional residual capacity
• C)increased tidal volume
• D)increased inspiratory positive airway pressure

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Definitions:

Significance

The likelihood that an observed effect or relationship occurs due to chance, often evaluated through statistical tests.

Goodness-of-fit Test

A statistical test used to determine how well observed data match the expected distribution in the population.

Distribution

In statistics, refers to the way in which values of a variable are spread or distributed across a range.

Null Hypothesis

It is a statistical hypothesis that asserts there is no significant effect or difference, serving as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.