You are delivering positive pressure ventilations to a patient who is breathing poorly with absent breath sounds to the right lung. Which of the following instructions would you provide to those who are ventilating the patient?

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When ventilating a patient with absent breath sounds to one lung, it is important to use the minimal tidal volume possible to prevent overinflation of the good lung and potential lung injury. Choosing option A or D would not address the issue of absent breath sounds to one lung, and option C does not address the need for positive pressure ventilation in this situation.

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