A Volume-Cycled Ventilator Has a Rate Knob for Setting the Controlled

question 56

Multiple Choice

A volume-cycled ventilator has a rate knob for setting the controlled frequency of breathing. If this control is set to 12/min, which of the following other settings will determine the inspiratory and expiratory times?
1) FiO₂
2) Flow
3) Volume

• A)1 and 2 only
• B)1 and 3 only
• C)2 and 3 only
• D)1, 2, and 3

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