A 2-hour-old neonate with respiratory distress is being mechanically ventilated with the following settings:Rate: 30 breaths/minPIP: 20 cm H2O (Vt is 4 mL/kg)PEEP: 4 cm H2OIT: 0.5 seconds FiO2: 0.60 Thirty minutes later, the following arterial blood gas is obtained:pH 7.19PaCO2 58 torrPaO2 48 torrHCO3 21 mEq/LBE -5 mEq/LWhich of the following would be the most appropriate ventilator change?
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