The ventilator that functions most physiologically uses which of the following?
a. Open loop
b. Double circuit
c. Positive pressure
d. Negative pressure
ANS: D
Air is caused to flow into the lungs with a negative pressure ventilator because the ventilator generates a negative pressure at the body surface that is transmitted to the pleural space and then to the alveoli. The transpulmonary pressure becomes greater because the pleural pressure drops. This closely resembles how a normal spontaneous breath occurs.
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