65 years old with submasdive pulmonary embolism, DVT, atrial flutter, and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation at night (A/C mode VT 500, Flow of 50, RR 22 and PEEP 5). The following was observed during the morning round:
Based on the pressure over time waveform, how would you approach this case?
What would you do next?
0%Increase flow
0%Decrease flow
0%Increase tidal volume
0%Increase fentanyl
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And this is at 80 liters per minute then we increased fentanyl and much improved.