A patient is on mechanical ventilation with the following settings: A/C rate 14, Vt 420, PEEP 8, 70% ABG results are as follows: pH 7.29, PaCO2 55, PaO2 80, HCO3 22 Which of the following is the most appropriate ventilator change? Decrease rate to 12 Decrease tidal volume to 400 Increase respiratory rate to 16 Increase PEEP to 10
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