A female patient (59-kg IBW) with no history of pulmonary di…

A female patient (59-kg IBW) with no history of pulmonary disease is being invasively ventilated with VC-CMV, f = 12/min, VT = 470 mL, PEEP = 5 cm H2O, FIO2 = 0.5. ABG results with these settings are: pH 7.31, PaCO2 54 mm Hg, PaO2 92 mm Hg, SaO2 90%, HCO 24 mEq/L. The most appropriate action for the respiratory therapist to take is which of the following?

A patient with an IBW of 68 kg is intubated and being mechan…

A patient with an IBW of 68 kg is intubated and being mechanically ventilated with VC-CMV, f = 12/min, and VT = 470 mL. The patient has a combined respiratory rate of 25/min. The ABG results are: pH 7.56, PaCO2 26 mm Hg, and  HCO 22 mEq/L. The most appropriate action is to do which of the following?