Multiple Choice
An intubated patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the following settings: VC-CMV,rate = 18,Vᴛ = 850 mL (10 mL/kg) ,PEEP = 5 cm H₂O,flow rate = 40 L/min.The patient is sedated and is not assisting the ventilator.During a patient-ventilator system check,the respiratory therapist observes the following ventilator graphic:
The respiratory therapist should do which of the following?
A) Decrease the flow rate.
B) Increase the PEEP.
C) Decrease the rate.
D) Increase the Vᴛ.
Correct Answer:
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