Can the Plateau Be Higher Than the Peak Pressure?

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Measuring driving pressure in pressure control

User echo_queen, in the Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Unit ICU, MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, Neuro-ICU, CCU, CCT. subreddit, 03 Dec 2025

No, only in volume regulated modes of ventilation will the...

User ben_vito, in the Respiratory Therapy subreddit, 16 Apr 2022

No, only in volume regulated modes of ventilation will the plateau always be lower than the peak. In pressure regulated modes …

I'm really really disappointed that 100% of the responses...

User ben_vito, in the Respiratory Therapy subreddit, 16 Apr 2022

I'm really really disappointed that 100% of the responses in this thread were wrong. I thought RTs knew more about mechanical…

This is The PIP is the peak AIRWAY pressure...

User ben_vito, in the Respiratory Therapy subreddit, 16 Apr 2022

This is incorrect. The PIP is the peak AIRWAY pressure required to deliver a tidal volume in the chest. It does not account…

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