Why must patients receiving high-frequency oscillation ventilation (HFOV) be sedated and paralyzed?
A) HFOV tends to cause muscle spasms.
B) HFOV is traumatic for many patients.
C) HFOV is painful.
D) With HFOV, oscillation will cease with any change in airway pressure.
C
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