An adult patient who substained a severe head trauma has been intubated and is being manual ventilated via a bag mask device at a rate of 18 breaths/minute with clear breath sounds bilaterally. The patient has received one intervenous fluid bolus of 500 ML’s of warmed isotonic crystalloid solutions. The PaCO2 is 30 and the pulse oximetry is 96% blood pressure is 142/70. What is the most important intervention to manage cerebral blood flow? A decrease the rate of manual ventilation. B initiate another fluid bolus. C retcheck endotracheal tube placement. D increase the amount of oxygen delivered.
[Expert Solution]: An adult patient who substained a severe…
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