A Patient Is Receiving Ventilation with Volume-Controlled Continuous Mandatory Ventilation

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving ventilation with volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) .During a patient-ventilator system check the respiratory therapist sees the flow-volume loop below.The most appropriate action is to do which of the following?

• A) Add positive end-expiratory pressure (PEE
• P).
• B) Switch to pressure-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (PC-CM
• V).
• C) Administer a bronchodilator.
• D) Check the endotracheal (E
• T) tube cuff pressure.

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