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: