Multiple Choice
An alert patient receiving intermittent mandatory ventilation at a rate of 8/min and VT of 600 ml has stable vital signs and satisfactory blood gases on an FiO2 of 0.45. What would you do to initiate weaning for this patient?
A) Lengthen the automatic sigh interval.
B) Decrease the mandatory rate to 5 to 6/min.
C) Increase FiO2 to 60%.
D) Decrease the VT to 500 ml.
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