A practitioner needs to ventilate a patient with airway resistance and lung compliance that will be changing.Which of the following will give a stable tidal volume and minute volume despite this change.
A) Pressure ventilator
B) Bird Mark 7
C) Volume control ventilator (VCV)
D) Pressure control ventilation

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Volume control ventilation (VCV)allows the respiratory care practitioner to set the volume to be delivered with each mandatory breath.When using this form of ventilation,tidal volume remains constant while pressure will vary.Volume will remain constant in the face of changes in the patient's pathophysiology (changes in resistance or compliance).

A Practitioner Needs to Ventilate a Patient with Airway Resistance