A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with ARDS Who

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS who is being treated with mechanical ventilation and high levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) .Which assessment finding by the nurse indicates that the PEEP may need to be reduced?

• A) The patient's PaO₂ is 50 mm Hg and the SaO₂ is 88%.
• B) The patient has subcutaneous emphysema on the upper thorax.
• C) The patient has bronchial breath sounds in both the lung fields.
• D) The patient has a first-degree atrioventricular heart block with a rate of 58.

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Perceptual Input

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Infectious Diseases

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