Following an MI, a 60 y/o patient with CHF is receiving mech…

Following an MI, a 60 y/o patient with CHF is receiving mechanical ventilation. The patients BP is 85/56 mmHg. Ventilator settings are as follows:FIO2                         0.60Mandatory rate      10/minTidal volume           650 mlPEEP                       10 cmH2O SpO2 is 80%, which of the following should the respiratory therapist recommend first?

A 70 kg (154 lb) patient with ARDS is receiving volume-contr…

A 70 kg (154 lb) patient with ARDS is receiving volume-controlled ventilation. The ventilator settings are as follows:Mode                                ACFIO2                                        0.60Mandatory Rate              12Total Rate                        12VT                                     680 mlPEEP                                10 cm H2OInspiratory flow               40 LPMInspiratory Pause             1.5 secInspiratory pattern           Square waveThe respiratory therapist should do which of the following to minimize auto-PEEP?

While monitoring a patient recieving mechanical ventilation,…

While monitoring a patient recieving mechanical ventilation, the respiratory therapist notes the following:Exhaled VT                               700 mlPIP                                       40 cm H2OHigh pressure limit             80 cm H2OLow pressure limit              35 cm H2OLow VT alarm                      600 mlHigh frequency alarm         35 breaths/minThe therapist should decrease the: