What type of device is used in an ICU to detect respiratory muscle fatigue?
a. Aneroid manometer c. Inductive plethys-mograph
b. Pressure plethys-mograph d. Electromechanical transducer
ANS: C
Respiratory inductive plethysmography has been used clinically as a means of monitoring the breathing patterns of patients in ICUs. In the ICU, it has been used primarily to identify uncoor-dinated thoracoabdominal movements that are associated with respiratory muscle fatigue or fail-ure.
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