How Should a Volume-Regulated Ventilator for NPPV Be Adjusted to Deliver

question 12

Multiple Choice

How should a volume-regulated ventilator for NPPV be adjusted to deliver the appropriate tidal volume (VT) to a pediatric patient?

• A)The preset VT should be equal to the patient's estimated anatomic dead space volume.
• B)The delivered VT should be equal to the estimated anatomic dead space divided by the patient's respiratory rate.
• C)The VT should be set by dividing the patient's PaCO₂ by two.
• D)The delivered VT should be set at twice the child's physiologic VT.

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