A patient receiving continuous mandatory ventilation in the…
A patient receiving continuous mandatory ventilation in the assist-control mode develops auto-PEEP. Which of the following changes in ventilatory patterns would you consider to minimize the effects of auto-PEEP in this patient?I. decreasing the rateII. using low-rate synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilationIII. decreasing the peak inspiratory flowIV. lowering the VT and letting the PaCO2 rise
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A 47-year-old, 6’1” male patient is admitted to the hospital due to trauma from a motor vehicle accident. Forty-eight hours post admission, the patient is suffering from respiratory distress with severe hypoxemia and is intubated. A chest x-ray, done prior to intubation , reveals a ground glass appearance bilaterally. The physician requests the volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) mode for this patient. The initial settings for the ventilator should be which of the following?
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