Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last ho…
Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last hour with the following settings:IPAP=16EPAP=8Rate=10Ti=1 secondFiO2=40%An ABG was drawn to assess the patient’s acid-base balance, ventilation, and oxygenation. Below are the resultspH=7.22PaCO2=65PaO2=85HCO3=24SaO2=95%What can be done to correct the patient’s ABG?
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This type of trigger is associated with assisted breaths and/or spontaneous breaths. With this trigger, the ventilator begins inspiration when a change in flow is detected in the ventilator circuits. Which trigger am I referring to?
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This type of trigger asynchrony occurs when the ventilator initiates inspiration without a corresponding patient effort due to inappropriate ventilator trigger sensitivity settings. It also most often occurs when the trigger is set very low. Which trigger asynchrony am I referring to?
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