The mechanically ventilated client who suddenly develops cardiac arrhythmias from increasingly higher PEEP most likely has an underlying issue from which of the following?
1. Decreased cardiac output and acidosis
2. Increased cardiac output and alkalosis
3. Decreased cardiac output and renal failure
4. Increased cardiac output and electrolyte disturbance
Decreased cardiac output and acidosis
Rationale: Increasingly higher PEEP with decreased cardiac output and acidosis may predispose the client to cardiac arrhythmias. The other answer choices are not the most likely underlying issues.
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