A 75-kg patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the…
A 75-kg patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the following data, who appears to be anxious and has mild accessory muscle use:Mode: SIMVrate: 8FiO2: 0.40Vt: 550 mLflow: 60 L/minPIP: 35 cmH2OPplat: 17 cmH2OPEEP: 3 cmH2Ospontaneous rate: 15 bpmABG:pH: 7.43PaCO2: 35 torrPaO2: 73 torrHCO3: 24 mEq/LBE: 0 mEq/LWhat should the RT recommend?
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A respiratory therapist is perfoming postural drainage and percussion to the lateral basal segment of the right lower lobe for a patient with chronic bronchitis. The patient complains os shortness of breath after being positioned for 10 minutes. Which of the followin modifications shoud the therapist make to the procedure?
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