A physician orders intubation and mechanical ventilation in volume-controlled ventilation mode for a 170-lb adult man with neuromuscular disease. Which of the following initial settings would you recommend?
Rate VT
a. 14 breath/min 540 ml
b. 20 breath/min 310 ml
c. 10 breath/min 770 ml
d. 6 breath/min 500 ml
ANS: A
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