Multiple Choice
The patient with which of the following assessment findings meets the criteria for beginning weaning from PEEP?
A) PₐCO₂ = 85 mm Hg; FɪO₂ = 0.6; Cₛ = 20 mL/cm H₂O; PEEP = 12 cm H₂O
B) PₐCO₂ = 100 mm Hg; FɪO₂ = 0.9; Cₛ = 22 mL/cm H₂O; PEEP = 10 cm H₂O
C) PₐCO₂ = 150 mm Hg; FɪO₂ = 0.7; Cₛ = 25 mL/cm H₂O; PEEP = 12 cm H₂O
D) PₐCO₂ = 95 mm Hg; FɪO₂ = 0.3; Cₛ = 30 mL/cm H₂O; PEEP = 15 cm H₂O
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