Mr. Darcy is intubated receiving CMV. His physician has orde…

Mr. Darcy is intubated receiving CMV. His physician has orders for HFOV. What is an appropriate ventilator setting for this patient? Mode –  AC Total Rate – 18 breaths/min Rate – 18 breaths/min Exhaled VT – 400 ml Volume – 400 ml PIP – 40 cm H2O PEEP – 10 cm H2O Plat – 30 cm H2O FIO2 – 1.0 MAP – 12 cm H2O therapist set the mean airway pressure on the new mode

A patient currently has a pulmonary artery catheter post-op…

A patient currently has a pulmonary artery catheter post-op due to GSW. The patient is in the SICU on mechanical ventilation. The following hemodynamics are as follows:   CVP – 2 mmHg MPAP – 8 mmHg PCWP – 5 mmHg QT – 3.5 L/min   The results suggest what problem?

Which of the following techniques can be used to improve oxy…

Which of the following techniques can be used to improve oxygenation beyond increasing the FIO2 or PEEP level?       I.      Proning the patient      II.     Use of an expiratory pause      III.    Increasing inspiratory time      IV.    Increasing tidal volume