The nurse is caring for a patient with myasthenia gravis who is on a ventilator.The high-pressure alarm sounds.What should the nurse consider as the cause for this alarm?

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High-pressure alarms sound for higher-than-normal resistance to air flow.This might occur if the patient needs to be suctioned; if the patient is biting on the tube,coughing,or trying to talk; if tubing is kinked or otherwise obstructed; or if worsening respiratory disease causes decreased lung compliance.B.Disconnected tubing causes a low-pressure alarm.C.Loss of power causes its own alarm.A.Fatigue should not cause an alarm.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis