You have a patient who is on PC AC mode with the following s…
You have a patient who is on PC AC mode with the following settings. The patient has an IBW of 60 kg. Vent Data:PC/ ACf=18 Inspiratory Pressure= 16Ti= 0.8 secondsFiO2=60%Peep=8Flow Trigger= 2 Patient DataPatient Rate=24Vte= 220 mlsVe=5.28 L/minI:E=1:4Peak=24Plateau=20Compliance=40The physician requested you draw an ABG to see how well the patient is doing with the current settings. The results are as followspH=7.27PaCO2=50PaO2= 100HCO3= 34SaO2=99%From the information provided, what ventilator changes, if any, would you make to correct the patient’s ABG?
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You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on VC SIMV with the following set parametersf=8VT=450Flow=60 L/minPS=5FiO2=40%PEEP=5Rise Time=50%The patient data is as follows:Vte= 455 mls Vtes=380 mlsVe=3.6 L/minVes=3.4 L/minPatient Rate=9Peak=20Plateau=18Compliance=31The physician requests you perform an ABG and below are the results while the patient was on the above ventilator settingspH=7.28PaCO2=55PaO2=81HCO3=26SaO2=96%Based on the results of the ABG, what ventilator changes if any would you make?
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