While monitoring a patient being weaned through a T tube protocol, signs indicating that mechanical ventilation should be restored include which of the following?
1) Development of cardiac arrhythmias
2) Asynchronous or paradoxical breathing
3) Development of severe hypotension
4) Moderate rise in respiratory rate
A)1 and 3 only
B)1, 2, and 3 only
C)3 and 4 only
D)2, 3, and 4 only

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Signs indicating the need to restore mechanical ventilation during a T tube weaning trial include the development of cardiac arrhythmias, asynchronous or paradoxical breathing, and severe hypotension. These conditions suggest the patient is not tolerating the weaning process well and requires additional respiratory support.

While Monitoring a Patient Being Weaned Through a T Tube