Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last ho…

Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last hour with the following settings:IPAP=12EPAP=5Rate=10Ti=1 secondFiO2=40%An ABG was drawn to assess the patient’s acid-base balance, ventilation, and oxygenation. Below are the resultspH=7.32PaCO2=58PaO2=85HCO3=24SaO2=95%What can be done to correct the patient’s ABG?

This type of trigger asynchrony occurs when the ventilator i…

This type of trigger asynchrony occurs when the ventilator initiates inspiration without a corresponding patient effort due to inappropriate ventilator trigger sensitivity settings. It also most often occurs when the trigger is set very low. Which trigger asynchrony am I referring to?

Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last ho…

Your patient has been receiving NPPV therapy for the last hour with the following settings:IPAP=16EPAP=8Rate=10Ti=1 secondFiO2=40%An ABG was drawn to assess the patient’s acid-base balance, ventilation, and oxygenation. Below are the resultspH=7.22PaCO2=65PaO2=85HCO3=24SaO2=95%What can be done to correct the patient’s ABG?