A 46-year-old male patient (IBW = 85 kg) who was injured in…

A 46-year-old male patient (IBW = 85 kg) who was injured in a motor vehicle crash has been receiving invasive mechanical ventilation for 24 hours. The patient is awake, alert, and looks comfortable on the following settings: VC-IMV with pressure support of 5 cm H2O; set rate = 12 breaths/min; set VT = 500 mL; FIO2 = 0.4; PEEP = 5 cm H2O. After 10-minutes into the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) the patient yields this information: f = 30 breaths/min, RSBI = 145, P0.1 = 10 cm H2O. What should the respiratory therapist suggest to the physician during patient rounds?

This question comes directly from the discussion questions a…

This question comes directly from the discussion questions at the end of one of your chapters. Based upon what you learned in your book, what makes the inductive reasoning used in the scientific process different than the inductive reasoning we employ in our daily lives? How do these differences influence our trust in the conclusions?