Multiple Choice
The respiratory care practitioner is unable to determine by watching the chest if a patient has spontaneous breath efforts.On the graphic display,the practitioner can note that ___________________
A) mandatory breaths are often smaller and inconsistent.
B) spontaneous breaths have square wave pressure curves.
C) spontaneous breaths are more variable and have smaller pressures.
D) mandatory breaths have an oscillating wave form.
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