A patient being mechanically ventilated develops hypotension after the respiratory therapist implements the most recent physician orders. The nurse suspects which ventilator mode might be the cause?
1. PEEP
2. SIMV mode
3. Assist-control mode
4. Pressure-controlled settings
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Rationale 1: Increasing PEEP levels can cause declining blood pressure.
Rationale 2: SIMV mode is not a common cause of hypotension.
Rationale 3: Assist-control mode is not a common cause of hypotension.
Rationale 4: Changing pressure-controlled settings is not a common cause of hypotension.
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