When volume-assured pressure support is selected in the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation/continuous positive airway pressure/pressure support setting on the CareFusion V.I.P. Bird Gold Infant Ventilator,

mandatory breaths are classified as which of the following?
a. Pressure-controlled, time-cycled
b. Volume-controlled, flow-cycled
c. Pressure-controlled, volume-guaranteed
d. Volume-controlled, pressure-guaranteed


ANS: C
When volume-assured pressure support is selected from the synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation/continuous positive airway pressure/pressure support column, mandatory pres-sure-controlled breaths are delivered at a guaranteed volume.

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