A 71-year-old woman was admitted to the acute care hospital two days following a massive CVA with possible brain stem infarct. As she was also experiencing secondary respiratory failure, she was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. She was subsequently transferred to the neuro intensive care unit where she was stabilized. Currently, she is on the ventilator with following settings: Mode: volume control-assist/control Rate: 14 breaths per minute Tidal volume: 450 mL FiO 2 : 50% PEEP: +5 cmH 2 O Her present vital signs are: Respiratory rate 14 (ventilator rate) Temperature 100.4 °F SpO 2 is 95% Her rating on the Glasgow Coma Scale is 5.
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