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The maximum pressure exerted against the patients airway during the breath.

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For a normal patient with normal lungs it is 25-30...

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Settings that are too high on a ventilator can cause ventilator induced lung damage. The normal peak pressure (flow) inspiratory hold is .5-1 second.

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