A patient with CHF is being mechanically ventilated.The patient's current PₐCO₂ = 28 mm Hg,and the ventilator set rate is 16 per minute.The desired PₐCO₂ for this patient is 40 mm Hg.To what should the set rate be changed?
A) 7/min
B) 11/min
C) 14/min
D) 18/min
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