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A 5'10" Male Patient with Normal Lungs Has Been Intubated

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A 5'10" male patient with normal lungs has been intubated and requires mechanical ventilation with volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) .The tidal volume and ventilator rate settings that should be recommended for this patient are which of the following?


A) Vᴛ = 525 mL, rate = 14 breaths/min
B) Vᴛ = 750 mL, rate = 12 breaths/min
C) Vᴛ = 825 mL, rate = 10 breaths/min
D) Vᴛ = 950 mL, rate = 8 breaths/min

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