You are a respiratory therapist working the emergency room a…

You are a respiratory therapist working the emergency room and go to shock room one to perform a ventilator-patient assessment on Mr. Smith, who is on PC AC mode.  You note that Mr. Smith looks a bit uncomfortable and see the following on the ventilator: rise time_.png What can be done to help Mr. Smith become more comfortable with the ventilator?

You are working as an ICU Respiratory Therapist and are perf…

You are working as an ICU Respiratory Therapist and are performing a ventilator-patient assessment. Upon assessment you notice the following issue on the flow-time scalarautopeep_.pngBased on the waveform, which of the following best describes what is going on with your patient?