Which of the following terms describe the lung injury associated with the use of low tidal vol-umes?
a. Biotrauma
b. Barotrauma
c. Volutrauma
d. Atelectrauma
ANS: D
Lung damage may also occur when ventilating at low tidal volumes, if alveoli are allowed to de-flate and reinflate repeatedly with each breath. This injury is called atelectrauma.
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