Removing a patient from a ventilator to ventilate manually can lead to which of the following?
1)Barotrauma
2)Lung derecruitment
3)Increased airway resistance
4)Ventilator-acquired pneumonia
A) 1, 2, and 3
B) 1, 2, and 4
C) 2, 3, and 4
D) 3 and 4

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Removing a patient from the ventilator for manual ventilation can inadvertently cause barotrauma by using excessive pressure during ventilation (>40 cm H₂O).Disconnecting a patient who is being ventilated with a high level of PEEP (15-25 cm H₂O)can cause derecruitment of the lung.Disconnection of the ventilator can cause contamination of the patient's airway,increasing the patient's risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Removing a Patient from a Ventilator to Ventilate Manually Can