The Respiratory System

at a Glance

Jeremy Ward, Jane Ward and Richard Leach

Multiple Choice: Chapter 44 Mechanical ventilation

Question 44.1. Mechanical ventilation

a is used more often for type 1 than type 2 respiratory failure
b will always be needed for a patient with a cervical cord transection at C7
c in non-surgical patients is increasingly being carried out using non-invasive techniques
d is relatively free from complications.