You are a respiratory therapist working in a county hospital…

You are a respiratory therapist working in a county hospital in the medical intensive care unit. You will be taking care of a 30 y/o 5’5″ female intubated on mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure secondary to status asthmaticus. Sh has been on ventilatory support for the past 2 days. What should you check on the medical chart prior to seeing the patient?   Select as MANY as indicated

Ventilator settings: AC/VC Rate 14, VT 500 ml, PEEP +5 cm H2…

Ventilator settings: AC/VC Rate 14, VT 500 ml, PEEP +5 cm H2O, FIO2 0.80 Total Rate: 18 breaths/min, Exhaled VT: 510 ml, VE: 9.18 L/min PIP: 30 cm H2O, Plateau pressure: 24 cm H2O, MAP: 10 cm H2O   What other assessments should be done after checking the ventilator parameters?   Selects as MANY as indicated    

Patient is 5’5″ tall with stable vital signs with the follow…

Patient is 5’5″ tall with stable vital signs with the following SBT parameters.   Respiratory rate: 20 breaths/min, Tidal volume: 350 ml, Minute volume: 7L, RSBI: 57 MIP: -35 cm H2O, VC 1200 ml   The patient’s physician is asking for your recommendation at this time. What would you recommend?   Select only ONE