An example of a patient – ventilator asynchrony, Patient tries to inhale in early expiration. Notice the decrease in the flow to zero level (straight yellow arrow) and the pause in the volume (curved yellow arrow).
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Can we assume from the inspiratory flow shape that the patient's inspiratory act actually began before the ventilator cycled to expiration (early cycling) rathar than just at the begininning of the exporation?