[Expert Solution]: a. All breaths are spontaneous; a baseline ele

a. All breaths are spontaneous; a baseline elevating pressure is set, as well as a pressure to augment spontaneous tidal volumes. b. All breaths are volume cycled; there are a minimum number of time-triggered breaths and the patient may trigger any number of breaths above the preset respiratory rate. Patient triggered breaths are synchronized in with time triggered breaths. c. All breaths are pressure cycled and time triggered. The patient cannot trigger any breaths. d. All breaths are pressure cycled; there is a minimum number of time-triggered breaths and the patient may trigger any number of breaths above the preset respiratory rate. Breath stacking is likely due to the lack of synchronization of patient triggered breaths with time triggered breaths. e. All breaths are volume cycled and time triggered. The patient cannot trigger any breaths. f. Breaths may either be spontaneous or time triggered. An elevating baseline pressure is set as well as an inspiratory pressure. g. Inspiration and expiration are both active through a piston. High respiratory rates and low tidal volumes with the use of MAP to help with oxygenation. Identify the mode that would best suit each of these patients and explain why. a. Crushed chest injury / flail chest.