What phrase is used to describe the situation where the patient with acute lung injury is ventilat-ed with a smaller tidal volume and the PaCO2 is allowed to increase above normal range to avoid additional lung injury?
a. Physiologic ventilation
b. Permissive hypercapnia
c. Adjusted ventilation
d. Dialed acidosis
ANS: B
This technique is known as permissive hypercapnia.
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