You are treating a patient in the Medical ICU who had been i…
You are treating a patient in the Medical ICU who had been intubated for 72 hours due to respiratory failure and pneumonia. The patient is being ventilated with the following settings: Mode: VC-SIMV Set rate: 8 bpm Total rate: 16 bpm Vt: 480 mL PEEP: 10 cmH2O FiO2: 40% Peak insp flow: 40 Lpm pH 7.41, PaCO2 43 mmHg, PaO2 117 mmHg, HCO3 22 mEq/L. Based on this information the most appropriate action to normalize the ABG is