A patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the follo…
A patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the following settings: SIMV mode, mechanical ventilatory rate = 10 breaths/minute, tidal volume = 450 mL, FiO2 = 60%, PEEP = 3 cm H20. Her PaO2 is 44 torr. What is the most appropriate recommendation?
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A patient is being mechanically ventilated in the SIMV mode with: Mechanical tidal volume of 520 mL Spontaneous tidal volume of 240 mL Mechanical frequency of 4 breaths per minute Spontaneous frequency of 32 breaths/minute Pressure support of 5 cm H20 PEEP of 5 cm H20 100% oxygen Which of the following ventilator adjustments might be most appropriate?
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