You are an RT in a large metropolitan hospital assigned to t…
You are an RT in a large metropolitan hospital assigned to the MICU and are caring for a patient that is being mechanically ventilated via VC-AC. During second rounds, a nurse calls you to the bedside of the mechanically ventilated patient where you observe a sudden drop in the peak inspiratory pressure. Which of the following may explain this change? I. A defective exhalation valve II. a defective ETT III. high tidal volume setting IV. frequent patient coughing