A 75-kg, 50-year-old male patient has Guillain-Barré syndrome. His most recent assessment indicates his VC is 900 mL and NIF is –16 cm H2O. What plan should the respiratory therapist recommend?
a. Initiate EMG monitoring.
b. Initiate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
c. Initiate mechanical ventilation.
d. Reassess the patient each hour.
C
Mechanical ventilation should be initiated because the patient's VC and NIF indicate impending ventilatory failure.
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