Your Patient Develops Severe Pulmonary Edema with Severe Hypoxemia and a PaCO₂

question 6

Multiple Choice

Your patient develops severe pulmonary edema with severe hypoxemia and a PaCO₂ of 55 mmHg.What therapy would you recommend to the attending physician?

• A)Oxygen via non-rebreathing mask
• B)CPAP with FIO₂ of 1.0
• C)CPAP with BiPAP and an FIO₂ of 1.0
• D)Intubate and use blow-by at an FIO₂ of 0.50

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