You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on PRVC AC with t…
You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on PRVC AC with the following set parametersf=18VT=450I-Time=0.9 secondFiO2=40%PEEP=5Rise Time=50%The patient data is as follows:Vte= 455 mls Patient Rate=28Ve=12.7 L/minPeak=22Plateau=21Compliance=28The physician requests you perform an ABG and below are the results while the patient was on the above ventilator settingspH=7.29PaCO2=29PaO2=100HCO3=20SaO2=99%Based on the results, which of the following is the best choice to normalize the patient’s ABG?
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Your patient is on VC+ AC with the following settings:f= 16VT=400Ti= 1.0 secondFiO2=100%Peep=5 An ABG was drawn to assess the patient’s ventilation and oxygenation levelspH=7.35PaCO2=55PaO2=250HCO3=24 The doctor states that a PaO2 of 250 mmHg is too high and wants you to try to bring the PaO2 value down to 100 mmHg. What should the FiO2 be set at to decrease the PaO2 value to 100 mmHg?
Read DetailsYou have a 55 year old patient on VC AC mode. He has an Idea…
You have a 55 year old patient on VC AC mode. He has an Ideal Body Weight of 65 kg with the settings listed below: Set Rate=10Tidal Volume=450 mlsInspiratory Flow= 60 L/minFiO2= 30%Peep=5Flow Trigger= 1 When performing a ventilator assessment, you notice that the patient is not over-breathing but looks comfortable and is breathing in sync with the ventilator. The physician asks you to draw an ABG, and the results are as follows:pH=7.22PaCO2=65PaO2= 90HCO3= 24SaO2=98%Based on the results, which of the following is the best choice that will normalize the patient’s ABG?
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You have a patient on the ventilator with the following settingsVC ACRate=14VT=400Flow=60 L/minFiO2=50%PEEP=5An ABG was obtained while the patient was on the settings listed above and the following is the results of the ABGpH=7.39PaCO2=40HCO3=24PaO2=60SaO2=92%With the given information, classify the severity of the patient’s ARDS.
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