[Answered]: You are the floor Respiratory Therapist who is…

Question You are the floor Respiratory Therapist who is responding to a rapid response on your unit. Upon inspection, you notice a female patient approximately 5 and-a-half feet tall, who is lethargic and only responds to painful stimuli. RN states that she had placed the patient on a NRB and tells the-Rapid Response team that the patient was admitted for a COPD exacerbation. The RN initiated the rapid response due to an altered level of consciousness and hypoxia. The following vitals are noted with the patient on NRB mask. HR 138 RR 12 and shallow SpO2 84% BP 100/66 Physician orders Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation. 1. Place the patient on a Non-Invasive Ventilator with the appropriate settings? After one-half hour, you draw an ABG with the following results: PH: 7.26 CO2 :72 PaO2: 80 HCO3: 30 Make the appropriate changes to your vent based on the most recent ABG.? . What 3 things are affected when the RT makes changes to the EPAP setting? 1. 2. 3.