Question # 21

An intubated patient with severe asthma has pH 7.20, PaCO₂ 70, plateau 20, auto-PEEP 10. The MOST appropriate target is to:

Options:

A.

Normalize PaCO₂ rapidly

B.

Accept permissive hypercapnia with pH ≥7.20 while reducing auto-PEEP

C.

Increase VT to 8 mL/kg to wash out CO₂

D.

Add external PEEP to 12 to overcome intrinsic PEEP

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