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

question 43

Multiple Choice

Strategies to reduce auto-PEEP in mechanically ventilated patients with obstructive lung disease include which of the following?
1) Use high inspiratory flows (60 to 100 L/min) .
2) Apply extrinsic PEEP.
3) Use low V_T values (8 to 10 ml/kg) .
4) Use high respiratory rates (>25/min) .

• A)1 and 3 only
• B)1, 2, and 3 only
• C)3 and 4 only
• D)2, 3, and 4 only

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