A 5'2" Female Patient with Normal Lungs Has Been Intubated

Multiple Choice

A 5'2" female patient with normal lungs has been intubated and requires mechanical ventilation with volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) .The tidal volume (Vᴛ) and ventilator rate settings that should be recommended for this patient are which of the following?

A) Vᴛ = 315 mL, rate = 20 breaths/min
B) Vᴛ = 364 mL, rate = 14 breaths/min
C) Vᴛ = 468 mL, rate = 12 breaths/min
D) Vᴛ = 563 mL, rate = 10 breaths/min