Cases Flashcards
1
Q
A 57-year-old woman with a 45 pack-year smoking history and a barrel chest arrives in the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath. She is using pursed-lip breathing. Her arterial blood gas on a 2L/min nasal cannula is pH = 7.26 , PaCO2=64mmHg, PaO2=50mmHg, and HCO3=36mEq/L. Which of the following ventilators would you select?
A
Noninvasive ventilator.
