A 40-year-old patient with pneumonia is in the ICU on noninv…

A 40-year-old patient with pneumonia is in the ICU on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.  The settings and ABG results are as followed: NPPV IPAP 12 cm H20 EPAP 5 cm H20 RR  14 FIO2 50% ABG pH  7.28 PCO2 53 torr P02 68 torr HCO3 25 mEq/L BE -1 Sa02 93% What should the respiratory therapist recommend to improve the patient’s ventilation?

The respiratory therapist notices on a patient’s chest tube…

The respiratory therapist notices on a patient’s chest tube drainage system that there is fluctuation of the water level in the water seal chamber with each patient breath and air bubbles seen only in the suction control chamber, which has a suction pressure of -15 cm H20.  The most appropriate action is which of the following?