An intubated patient begins  experiencing severe respiratory…

An intubated patient begins  experiencing severe respiratory distress, and the respiratory therapist auscultates no breath sounds and determines that there is no gas flow passing through the end of the ETT.  The high pressure alarm is sounding on the ventilator.  What is the most appropriate action?

A 60-year-old female admitted for CHF is in respiratory dist…

A 60-year-old female admitted for CHF is in respiratory distress and is being seen by the hospital’s medical emergency team in her regular room. The patient is in obvious respiratory distress and is immediately placed on a nonrebreather mask. Her physical assessment reveals the following: HR 123 RR 30 BP: 110/68 ABG: ph 7.32 PCO2 49 PO2 52 HCO3 24 Sa02 86% The most appropriate ventilator mode to manage this patient initially is which of the following?

A 5’2″ female patient with normal lungs has been intubated a…

A 5’2″ female patient with normal lungs has been intubated and requires mechanical ventilation with volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV). The tidal volume (VT) and ventilator rate settings that should be recommended for this patient are which of the following?