A patient was placed on mechanical ventilation due to respir…
A patient was placed on mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure secondary to smoke inhalation from a burning home. The patient has the following settings and parameters: Mode – AC Total rate – 20 Rate – 16 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 550 ml VT – 550 ml Total VE – 11 L/min PEEP – 5 cm H2O PIP – 50 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.60 Plateau – 45 cm H2O What should the therapist suspect about the patient’s lungs?