Your ICU patient is intubated and sedated. You come on shift…

Your ICU patient is intubated and sedated. You come on shift and find the following vitals; HR 82 SR, BP 126/70, RR 12 on the vent, CO2 48, SaO2 100% on 50% FiO2. Vent settings are as follows; RR 12, TV 500ml, FiO2 50%, mode AC. What changes to the vent will you make, if any? Choose ALL that appy.

Guideline I.C.9.a Hypertension: The classification presumes…

Guideline I.C.9.a Hypertension: The classification presumes a causal relationship between hypertension and heart involvement and between hypertension and kidney involvement, as the two conditions are linked by the term “with” in the Alphabetic Index. These conditions should be coded as related even in the absence of provider documentation explicitly linking them, unless the documentation clearly states the conditions are unrelated.