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Case 04 — Volume discrepancy

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Case 04 — Volume discrepancy

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You can hear a hiss with every breath from the doorway. Set VT 450, expired VT 260. The volume-time trace does not return to baseline and the FV loop is open. SpO₂ is drifting.

Uncorrected hypoxemia, auto-PEEP shock, tension, or abdominal compartment progresses to pre-arrest, then a fail. Read the scalars before you turn a knob.

Goals

  • · Cuff checked
  • · Cuff / ETT fixed
  • · Leak fraction ≤ 0.12