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An Intubated Patient Is Receiving Mechanical Ventilation with the Following

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An intubated patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the following settings: VC-CMV,rate = 18,VT = 850 mL (10 mL/kg) ,PEEP = 5 cm H2O,flow rate = 40 L/min.The patient is sedated and is not assisting the ventilator.During a patient-ventilator system check,the respiratory therapist observes the following ventilator graphic: An intubated patient is receiving mechanical ventilation with the following settings: VC-CMV,rate = 18,V<sub>T</sub> = 850 mL (10 mL/kg) ,PEEP = 5 cm H<sub>2</sub>O,flow rate = 40 L/min.The patient is sedated and is not assisting the ventilator.During a patient-ventilator system check,the respiratory therapist observes the following ventilator graphic: The respiratory therapist should do which of the following? A) Decrease the flow rate. B) Increase the PEEP. C) Decrease the rate. D) Increase the V<sub>T</sub>. The respiratory therapist should do which of the following?


A) Decrease the flow rate.
B) Increase the PEEP.
C) Decrease the rate.
D) Increase the VT.

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