When performing a lung recruitment strategy, which of the following would cause the therapist to stop?
1. Mean blood pressure drops of 80 to 65 mm Hg.
2. Heart rate increases from 88 to 110/min.
3. Patient has a run of premature ventricular complexes.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: C
The recruitment maneuver is stopped if there is a decrease in SpO2 to less than 88%, a significant change in heart rate (>140 beats/min or <60 beats/min), a significant change in mean arterial blood pressure (<60 mm Hg or decrease >20 mm Hg from baseline) or the development of cardi-ac arrhythmia.
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