An Alert Patient Receiving Ventilatory Support Through a Demand Flow

question 61

Multiple Choice

An alert patient receiving ventilatory support through a demand flow intermittent mandatory ventilation system exhibits clinical signs of an increased work of breathing whenever you try to decrease the mandatory rate below 6/min. In order to aid in weaning this patient, which of the following would you recommend?

• A) Apply a low level of pressure support.
• B) Apply a high level of inspiratory pressure.
• C) Increase the mandatory V_T.
• D) Decrease the mandatory V_T.