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A Patient with Acute Lung Failure Has Been on a Ventilator

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A patient with acute lung failure has been on a ventilator for 3 days and is being considered for weaning.The ventilator high-pressure limit alarm keeps alarming.What would cause this problem?


A) A leak in the patient's endotracheal (ET) tube cuff
B) A kink in the ventilator tubing
C) The patient is disconnected from the ventilator
D) A faulty oxygen filter

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