Pulmonary Disorders I

Patient Case

8. A 74-year-old woman (height 63 inches, weight 65 kg) is transferred to your ICU from an outside hospital

after admission for hypoxic respiratory failure. She had been treated at the outside hospital for ARDS for 3

days before her son requested transfer. When the patient arrives in your ICU, she is receiving MV with the

following settings: SIMV mode, tidal volume 600 mL (12 mL/kg), respiratory rate 12 breaths/minute, PS 10

cm H2O, and PEEP 10 cm H2O. Which is the best ventilator plan for treating her ARDS?

5 cm H2O.

5 cm H2O.

SIMV mode, tidal volume 300 mL (6 mL/kg), respiratory rate 10 breaths/minute, PS 10 cm H2O, PEEP

5 cm H2O.