A Patient Receiving Control-Mode Continuous Mandatory Ventilation Has the Following

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient receiving control-mode continuous mandatory ventilation has the following ABGs on an FIO₂ of 0.5: pH = 7.23; PCO₂ = 61 mm Hg; HCO₃^- = 26 mm Hg. The current minute ventilation (V_E) is 9.2 L/min. What new V_E would you recommend?

• A)10.6 L/min
• B)14.0 L/min
• C)12.4 L/min
• D)5.8 L/min

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