Your Patient Is Being Ventilated with a Common Critical Care

question 29

Multiple Choice

Your patient is being ventilated with a common critical care ventilator using pressure support ventilation (flow cycled) with a nasal mask. A leak is present that is preventing the appropriate termination of the inspiratory cycle. What is the best response?

• A) Switch to volume control mode.
• B) Switch to time-cycled mode.
• C) Switch to nasal pillows.
• D) Switch to full-face mask.

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