A 80-kg 42-year-old male patient has myasthenia gravis. Bed…
A 80-kg 42-year-old male patient has myasthenia gravis. Bedside spirometry has found his VC to be 400 mL and NIF –19 cm H2O. Vital signs show a respiratory rate of 27 breaths/min, a heart rate of 134/minute, and blood pressure of 178/100 mm Hg. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?