EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION A patient with ARDS has the following…

EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION A patient with ARDS has the following blood gas: pH 7.62/PCO2 21/PO2 73/Bicarb 26/O2 saturation 92% on ventilator settings: Assist Control Volume Control, FiO2 50%, rate 18, tidal volume 300, PEEP 10, I:E ratio 1:1. Which of the following changes in ventilator settings or modes would help correct this blood gas?

A patient presents with the following blood gas and needs em…

A patient presents with the following blood gas and needs emergent dialysis: pH 7.19/pCO2 45/pO2 86/HCO3 10/O2 saturation 96%. Assuming the ventilator is set to assist-control, all of the following are ventilator changes that could be made to help correct this blood gas until dialysis can be done EXCEPT?