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

question 52

Multiple Choice

A patient receiving control-mode continuous mandatory ventilation has the following ABGs on an FiO₂ of 0.4: pH = 7.51; PCO₂ = 30 mm Hg; HCO₃^- = 25 mm Hg. Her current minute ventilation (V_E) is 7.9 L/min. What new V_E would you recommend?

• A) 9.0 L/min
• B) 6.7 L/min
• C) 7.5 L/min
• D) 5.9 L/min

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