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After Starting Volume-Cycled Mechanical Ventilation on a Patient in Respiratory

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After starting volume-cycled mechanical ventilation on a patient in respiratory failure with a VT of 10 ml/kg, you measure and obtain a plateau pressure of 45 cm H2O. Which of the following actions would you recommend to the patient's physician?


A) Decrease the inspiratory flow.
B) Lower the delivered VT.
C) Administer a bronchodilator.
D) Add PEEP.

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