An adult patient who suffered a cerebral contusion and resul…

An adult patient who suffered a cerebral contusion and resulting cerebral edema from an automobile accident is receiving volume-targeted mechanical ventilation. ABG values are as follows: pH 7.39 PaCO2 42 mmHg    PaO2 92 mmHg    HCO3- 24 mEq/L    BE 0 mEq/L    SaO2 95% The patient has a sudden increase in ICP. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?

A patient is switched from PC-CMV to PC-IMV to promote respi…

A patient is switched from PC-CMV to PC-IMV to promote respiratory muscle activity. Initially, the patient does not exhibit spontaneous breathing frequency, but subsequent spontaneous breaths are noted on pressure and flow scalars. Describe how you would differentiate between patient-triggered breaths and time-triggered breaths.