A patient on AC/VC has orders to be placed on SIMV with PSV….

A patient on AC/VC has orders to be placed on SIMV with PSV. What pressure support should this patient initially be set on based on the following ventilator parameters? Mode – AC Total Rate – 18 breaths/min Rate – 12 breaths/min Exhaled VT  – 500 ml VT – 550 ml PIP – 30 cm H2O PEEP – 5 cm H2O Static – 20 cm H2O FIO2 – 0.40

A patient was just orally intubated at the 26 cm marking at…

A patient was just orally intubated at the 26 cm marking at the teeth. Assessment reveals unilateral chest rise of the right lung and diminished breathsounds of the left lung. Colorimetric capnometer with a positive color change. What should the practitioner do at this time?