On a Dräger Babylog 8000, which of the following variables can trigger mandatory breaths in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode?
a. Volume and flow c. Time and volume
b. Pressure and flow d. Pressure and time
ANS: C
The mandatory breaths in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation mode on the Drä-ger Babylog 8000 are either time-triggered or patient-triggered. Patient-triggering is accom-plished by volume, when a patient's spontaneous inspiratory volume is equal to or greater than the set trigger volume.
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