You are caring for a post-thoracotomy patient who has a hist…
You are caring for a post-thoracotomy patient who has a history of asthma. She is currently on mechanical ventilation as follows. You arrive to the room to give the patient her scheduled 2.5 mg albuterol nebulizer treatment in-line with her mechanical ventilator via aerogen. You notice her heart rate becomes elevated from 110bpm to 145bpm, while all other vital signs remain stable. What would you do at this time? Mode – AC-VC SpO2- 92% Set Rate – 12 breaths/min Total Rate- 14 breaths/min Vti – 450 ml Vte – 455 ml PEEP – 5 cm H2O PIP: 24 cmH2O FIO2 – 0.35 Plt: 20 cmH2O