The RT Performs a Patient-Ventilator System Check on a 24-Year-Old,5-Foot,10-Inch

question 11

Multiple Choice

The RT performs a patient-ventilator system check on a 24-year-old,5-foot,10-inch male patient who has been intubated because of a drug overdose.The RT notices what appears to be swelling around the patient's upper anterior chest and neck area.Palpation elicits a tissue paper feeling.The ventilator settings are: VC-CMV,rate 12/min with no patient assist,V_T 900 mL,PEEP 5 cm H₂O,F_IO₂ 0.4,T_I 1.2 sec.The most appropriate action for the RT to take is which of the following?

• A) Increase the set flow rate.
• B) Decrease the set tidal volume.
• C) Reduce the set respiratory rate.
• D) Perform emergency needle decompression.

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