Strategies to Reduce Auto-PEEP in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive

question 44

Multiple Choice

Strategies to reduce auto-PEEP in mechanically ventilated patients with obstructive lung disease include all of the following except which one?

• A)Use high inspiratory flows (60 to 100 L/min).
• B)Apply extrinsic PEEP.
• C)Use low V_T values (8 to 10 ml/kg).
• D)Use high respiratory rates (greater than 25/min).

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