You have a patient on the ventilator with the following sett…
You have a patient on the ventilator with the following settingsVC ACRate=14VT=400Flow=60 L/minFiO2=50%PEEP=5An ABG was obtained while the patient was on the settings listed above and the following is the results of the ABGpH=7.39PaCO2=40HCO3=24PaO2=60SaO2=92%With the given information, classify the severity of the patient’s ARDS.
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You are an ICU respiratory therapist that is performing a ventilator-patient assessment. You check the patient’s pressure-volume loop which looks the following: overdistention.jpg Based on the image, what do you assume is going on with your patient?
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PEEP PIP Plat Static Compliance (Cstat) Blood Pressure (BP) Cardiac Output PaO2 5 cm H2O 25 20 50 ml/cmH2O 120/80 7 L/min 60 mmHg 8 cm H2O 30 26 55 ml/cmH2O 110/70 6 L/min 70 mmHg 10 cm H2O 37 28 60 ml/cmH2O 92/62 4.5 L/min 85 mmHg 12 cm H2O 39 32 57 ml/cm H2O 78/50 3.7 L/min 76 mmHg Based on the information seen above, what would you state is the patient’s “Optimal PEEP”
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