A 62 kg patient is intubated and being ventilated on a Drage…
A 62 kg patient is intubated and being ventilated on a Drager Infinity. He is on the following settings with an ABG as shown here:Mode: PC-AC FiO2: 0.40Mandatory Rate: 14 bpm Mandatory Vt: 440 mL Total Rate: 14 bpm PEEP: 8 cmH2OPinsp: 22 cmH2O ABG: pH 7.39/ PaCO2 39/ PaO2 96/ HCO3 22 The physician writes an order to decrease the PEEP to 5 cmH2O. What effect will the ventilator change have on the ABG?
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