Author Question: While monitoring a patient being weaned through a T tube protocol, signs indicating that me-chanical ... (Read 43 times)

appyboo · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

While monitoring a patient being weaned through a T tube protocol, signs indicating that me-chanical ventilation should be restored include which of the following?

1. Development of cardiac arrhythmias
2. Asynchronous or paradoxical breathing
3. Development of severe hypotension
4. Moderate rise in respiratory rate
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only

Question 2

Which of the following changes can be expected when weaning a patient through a T tube trial?

1. Increase in respiratory rate of 10/min
2. Increase in heart rate of 15 to 20/min
3. 5 to 10 mm Hg rise in the arterial PCO2
4. Doubling of the minute ventilation
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4