The respiratory therapist is called to the bedside of a patient mechanically ventilated in the VC-CMV mode because the low pressure,low exhaled tidal volume,and low exhaled minute volume alarms all have activated.This situation could be caused by which of the following?

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With rupture of the ET tube cuff,volume escapes the system rather than being delivered to the patient.This activates the low pressure alarm and eventually leads to activation of the low tidal volume and low minute volume alarms.All the other options would activate the high pressure alarm.

The Respiratory Therapist Is Called to the Bedside of a Patient