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A patient with an IBW of 97 kg has a fever of 103º F. The best estimate of the patient’s V̇e requirement is:

 A patient with severe ARDS is prone and on the ventilator with a VT of 6 mL/kg IBW, rate of 23 BPM and PEEP of 15 cmH2O. While assessing the patient, you note the Pplat is 33 cmH2O. Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation?

ETT cuff pressure of 40-50 cmH2O is most likely to result in:

A mechanically ventilated patient is being placed on PSV. While on VC-CMV, the patient’s average PIP was 25 cmH2O and Pplat was 10 cmH2O. Based on this information, the PS should be set at:

A patient is on the following ventilator settings: PRVC   VT 470 mL   f 10 bpm   Ti 0.9 sec   PEEP 5 cmH20  FiO2 0.5 You respond to the patient’s room due to the ventilator alarming. The alarm message displays “Low Pressure”. What is the most appropriate action?

A set f of 25 BPM and a Ti of 0.75 sec will result in a Te of:

A patient is on VC-CMV   VT 350 mL   f 12 BPM   Ti 0.9 sec   PEEP 7 cmH2O   FiO2 0.35 The ventilator alarms are set as follows: High P 35 cmH2O   High MV 8 LPM   Low MV 3.5 LPM   High VT 0.6 L The high MV alarm is activated. What is most likely causing this alarm?

If it became necessary to implement permissive hypercapnia in this patient, which of the following best represents this method of ventilator management?

A 60-year-old, 6’2 male is being intubated due to respiratory failure secondary to heart failure. The patient does not have an intact respiratory drive. Which of the following is the most appropriate VT to use?

You are setting up a ventilator for a 53-year-old male following cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation. Where should you set the patient’s FiO2?