What is the purpose for providing lung protective ventilatory strategies?

A. to limit inspiratory time
B. to maintain patient-ventilator synchrony
C. to limit tidal stretch and end-inspiratory stretch
D. to provide a mean airway pressure that maintains an Sao2 >90%


ANS: C
A. Incorrect response: See explanation C.
B. Incorrect response: See explanation C.
C. Correct response: The rationale behind lung protective ventilatory strategies is to limit tidal stretching and end-inspiratory stretching of lung tissue.
D. Incorrect response: See explanation C

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