A physician orders intubation and mechanical ventilation in the continuous mandatory ventilation assist-control mode for a 125-lb adult woman with normal lungs. Which of the following initial settings would you recommend? Rate V_T A) 10 breaths/min 550 ml B) 14 breaths/min 400 ml C) 18 breaths/min 450 ml D) 12 breaths/min 470 ml

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For a 125-lb adult woman with normal lungs, initial ventilator settings should be a respiratory rate of 12-16 breaths/min and a tidal volume of 6-8 mL/kg, which equates to 340-450 mL. Option B meets these criteria with a rate of 14 breaths/min and a tidal volume of 400 mL.

A Physician Orders Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation in the Continuous