A physician orders intubation and mechanical ventilation in the synchronized intermittent man-datory ventilation mode for a 160-lb adult man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following settings would you recommend?

Rate VT
a. 12 breaths/min 500 ml
b. 15 breaths/min 550 ml
c. 20 breaths/min 300 ml
d. 16 breaths/min 500 ml


ANS: A

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