SANC Professional Nurse Practice Questions - SANC Examination For Registration As A Professional Nurse (R.174 R.425) Exam

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A patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe pneumonia is mechanically ventilated. Which lung-protective ventilator setting is recommended to minimize ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI)?

High tidal volume of 10-12 mL/kg predicted body weight Low tidal volume of 4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight with plateau pressure < 30 cmH2O Zero Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) to avoid barotrauma Permissive hyperoxia with FiO2 maintained at 100%

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Low tidal volume of 4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight with plateau pressure < 30 cmH2O

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