The baseline pressure on a mechanical ventilator operating in the ICU has been changed from 8 cm H2O to 12 cm H2O. The trigger sensitivity had been set, and remains at 2 cm H2O. To what pressure will the circuit pressure have to decrease for inspiration to be pressure triggered?
A. 2 cm H2O
B. 6 cm H2O
C. 10 cm H2O
D. 14 cm H2O
ANS: C
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