The practitioner wants to improve the gas exchange and reduce sedation for a patient on pressure control ventilation.The therapist should consider ________________
A) decreasing plateau pressure.
B) switching to volume assist control ventilation.
C) changing to APRV.
D) increasing the PEEP.

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Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV)provides improved gas exchange,reduces dead space and may require less sedation when compared with pressure control ventilation.APRV allows spontaneous ventilation which may help with gas distribution especially to the bases of the lungs.

The Practitioner Wants to Improve the Gas Exchange and Reduce