You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on PRVC AC with t…

You have a patient who has an IBW of 75 kg on PRVC AC with the following set parametersf=18VT=450I-Time=0.9 secondFiO2=40%PEEP=5Rise Time=50%The patient data is as follows:Vte= 455 mls Patient Rate=28Ve=12.7 L/minPeak=22Plateau=21Compliance=28The physician requests you perform an ABG and below are the results while the patient was on the above ventilator settingspH=7.29PaCO2=29PaO2=100HCO3=20SaO2=99%Based on the results, which of the following is the best choice to normalize the patient’s ABG?

You are performing a ventilator check and notice that the ve…

You are performing a ventilator check and notice that the ventilator is auto triggering. The current ventilator settings are as follows:PC AC modeRate=14Inspiratory Pressure= 20 I-Time=1.0 secFiO2= 50%Peep=8Flow Trigger= 0Which of the following would you do to correct the auto triggering issue?

*Continuation From Previous Question* You are an ICU respira…

*Continuation From Previous Question* You are an ICU respiratory therapist that is performing a ventilator-patient assessment. You check the patient’s pressure-volume loop which looks like the following: overdistention.jpg   Based on the image, what needs to be adjusted to fix this issue?