A Patient Was Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with Acute

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient was admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory failure.The patient has been on a ventilator for 3 days and is being considered for weaning.The ventilator high-pressure alarm keeps going off.When you enter the room, the ventilator inoperative alarm sounds.Which of the following criteria would indicate that the patient is not tolerating weaning?

• A) A decrease in heart rate from 92 to 80 beats/min
• B) An SpO₂ of 92%
• C) An increase in respiratory rate from 22 to 38 breaths/min
• D) Spontaneous tidal volumes of 300 to 350 mL

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