While Monitoring a Patient During a T Tube Weaning Trial

While monitoring a patient during a T tube weaning trial, you notice the following: an increase in heart rate from 86 to 100/min; an increase in respiratory rate from 12 to 23/min; an increase in PaCO₂ from 39 to 45 mm Hg; and a decrease in PaO₂ from 82 to 73 mm Hg. Which of the following actions would be appropriate at this time?

A) Reconnect the patient to the ventilator with prior settings.
B) Request that the patient be administered a mild sedative.
C) Suction the patient after manual hyperinflation or oxygenation.
D) Encourage the patient to relax, and continue careful monitoring.

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