unit1mechanicalventilationcasestudies（5页）.docVIP

Unit 1: Mechanical ventilation Case studies Name: Date: 2009 Case study # 1 Patient is a 55 YO BF with a history of COPD. She has a respiratory rate of 25 bpm on 24% Venti-mask. She has HR 125 bpm and systemic BP of 145/88 torr. Her Sp02 is 88% and she has intercostal retractions and is purse-lip breathing. List information you would need to diagnosis respiratory failure. Need ABG to assess the PaC02 and the pH: Is this patient in chronic respiratory failure? Does this patient have fully compensated respiratory acidosis as a baseline? Or does she now have partially compensated r