A Patient Being Mechanically Ventilated and Suddenly Develops Cardiac Arrhythmias

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient being mechanically ventilated and suddenly develops cardiac arrhythmias from increasingly higher PEEP most likely has an underlying issue from which of the following?

• A)decreased cardiac output and acidosis
• B)increased cardiac output and alkalosis
• C)decreased cardiac output and renal failure
• D)increased cardiac output and electrolyte disturbance

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