The patient is on the following ventilator setting and param…
The patient is on the following ventilator setting and parameters: Mode – AC/PCV PIP – 22 cm H2O Rate – 14 breaths/min Total rate – 20 breaths/min Pressure – 22 cm H2O VE – 8 L/min PEEP – 5 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60 What kind of pressure control is driving this mode?
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A patient is in the ICU intubated due to metabolic acidosis and respiratory muscle fatigue: pH – 6.98 WBC – 9,500 PaCO2 – 30 torr Hct – 42% PaO2 – 98 torr Hb – 14 g/dl HCO3 – 10 mEq/L Plt – 250 SaO2 – 97% Glucose – 850 g/dl Which of the following would you recommend based on these results?
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