Question

A 73-year-old woman with COPD and pneumonia has PaO₂/FiO₂ 180 with bilateral infiltrates 48 hours after admission. Low tidal volume ventilation strategy settings should target:

Accepted Answer

Tidal volume 6 mL/kg predicted body weight

Answer

Tidal volume 10 mL/kg predicted body weight

Answer

Plateau pressure >35 cm H₂O

Answer

PEEP 0 cm H₂O

Answer

Permissive hypercapnia always avoided

Practice question

A 73-year-old woman with COPD and pneumonia has PaO₂/FiO₂ 180 with bilateral infiltrates 48 hours after admission. Low tidal volume ventilation strategy settings should target: