A 75-kg,5 foot,8 inch patient is on a ventilator.The physician or nurse practitioner states the patient may be ready for extubation.Orders for a negative inspiratory pressure (NIP) and force ventilatory capacity (FVC) tests are written.Which of the following results best suggests that the patient is ready for extubation?
A) NIP, -10; FVC, 4600
B) NIP, -18; FVC, 4700
C) NIP, -22; FVC, 4400
D) NIP, -24; FVC, 4800
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