A 50-kg (110 pound) 30-year old female patient has Myastheni…
A 50-kg (110 pound) 30-year old female patient has Myasthenia Gravis. Bedside spirometry has found her VC to be 700mL and FIF -14cmH2O. Vital signs show a respiratory rate of 38 breaths/min, a heart rate of 140/minute, and blood pressure 130/90mmHg. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?
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A 70 kg patient with ARDS is intubated and mechanically ventilated. The patient is on a continuous vecuronium infusion to maintain a twitch of “1”. Peak inspiratory pressure is 50cm H2O, and the plateau pressure is 50cm H2O. The PaO2 is 60. the physician orders the following ventilator settings: assist control mode, rate 12/minute, tidal volume 700mL FiO2 1.00; PEEP 15. The therapist knows that:
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