A patient is being weaned from invasive mechanical ventilation using VC-SIMV without pressure support.The respiratory therapist reviews the following data from the last few hours. What should the respiratory therapist recommend for this patient?

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A patient is being weaned from invasive mechanical ventilation using VC-SIMV without pressure support.The respiratory therapist reviews the following data from the last few hours.  What should the respiratory therapist recommend for this patient?

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The data demonstrate that as the set SIMV was decreased,the patient's spontaneous respiratory rate increased and the spontaneous tidal volume decreased.This shows that the patient's work of breathing is excessive and most likely due to the resistance from the ventilator system,circuit,and artificial airway.Initiate pressure support and titrate the level to improve the spontaneous volume and decrease the spontaneous rate.Once the patient is stable,the pressure support may be weaned.

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