Question 13.2
Question 13.2
The following pressure-volume loop was obtained from a mechanically ventilated patient.
a) What does it indicate?
b) What changes would you make to the ventilator settings to correct the abnormality?
College Answer
a) "Beaking" pattern of lung over-distension, where airway pressure continues to rise without much increase in tidal volume.
b) Reduce the applied tidal volume.