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A Patient Receiving Control-Mode Continuous Mandatory Ventilation Has the Following

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A patient receiving control-mode continuous mandatory ventilation has the following ABGs on an FIO2 of 0.4: pH = 7.51; PCO2 = 30 mm Hg; HCO3- = 25 mm Hg. Her current minute ventilation (VE) is 7.9 L/min. What new VE would you recommend?


A) 9.0 L/min
B) 6.7 L/min
C) 7.5 L/min
D) 5.9 L/min

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