The ventilator mode that is either patient triggered or time triggered and allows the patient to breathe spontaneously between mandatory ventilator breaths is known as:
A) Pressure-support ventilation
B) Pressure-controlled ventilation
C) Intermittent mandatory ventilation
D) Continuous mandatory ventilation

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Intermittent mandatory ventilation is designed to deliver volume-targeted or pressure-targeted breaths at a set minimum frequency (i.e.,it is time triggered).Between mandatory breaths,the patient can breathe spontaneously from the ventilator circuit without getting the set volume or pressure from the ventilator itself.

The Ventilator Mode That Is Either Patient Triggered or Time