You are called to the bedside to respond to a ventilator ala…
You are called to the bedside to respond to a ventilator alarm. You note that the low PIP and low Vt alarms have been triggered and the ventilator is audibly alarming. The ventilator is in VC-AC mode. The most likely cause for these alarms is
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You place a patient on VC-AC mode of ventilation via the PB840 ventilator and obtain the following data:Set Vt 700 mL Set Rate 12 bpmPEEP 7 cm H2O Total Min. Volume 4 LPIP 32 cmH2O Plateau Pressure 26 cmH2O Based on the information above, apnea parameters should be set at
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A patient is being mechanically ventilated with a PB840 ventilator in the SIMV-VC mode. His IBW is 70 kg. You obtain the following ABG: pH 7.52, PaCO2 28, PaO2 85, HCO3 23, SaO2 98%Ventilator settings are: Which of the following settings could the RRT adjust to correct the ventilation problem on the ABG? Decrease the PS Decrease the Pinsp Decrease the set rate Decrease the inspiratory flow
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