Four hours after mechanical ventilation is initiated, a pati…
Four hours after mechanical ventilation is initiated, a patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results include a pH of 7.51, PaO2 of 88 mm Hg, PaCO2 of 26 mm Hg, and HCO3− of 23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L). What change should the nurse anticipate to the ventilator settings to fix the acid-base imbalance?