Multiple Choice
The patient with which of the following assessment findings meets the criteria for beginning weaning from PEEP?
A) PaO2 = 85 mm Hg;FIO2 = 0.6;Cs = 20 mL/cm H2O;PEEP = 12 cm H2O
B) PaO2 = 100 mm Hg;FIO2 = 0.9;Cs = 22 mL/cm H2O;PEEP = 10 cm H2O
C) PaO2 = 150 mm Hg;FIO2 = 0.7;Cs = 25 mL/cm H2O;PEEP = 12 cm H2O
D) PaO2 = 95 mm Hg;FIO2 = 0.3;Cs = 30 mL/cm H2O;PEEP = 15 cm H2O
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