The primary goals of mechanical ventilatory support in newborns and pediatric patients include all of the following except ____________________
a. improving lung compliance
b. eliminating airway resistance
c. achieving adequate lung volume
d. limiting lung injury
ANS: B
The goals of mechanical ventilatory support in newborns and pediatric patients are to (a) provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation, (b) achieve adequate lung volume, (c) improve lung com-pliance, (d) reduce WOB, and (e) limit lung injury. If airway resistance is a problem, it needs to be addressed; however, eliminating it is not a goal of mechanical ventilatory support.
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