[Solved]: A patient with an aspiration pneumonia causing…

A patient with an aspiration pneumonia causing sepsis has been recently intubated for respiratory failure. The patient remains sedated post intubation and has no spontaneous respirations. Interpret the following ABG and make ventilator changes if necessary. pH 7.30 PaCO2 67 Pao2 88 HCO3 25 Current vent setting AC, rate 12 , TV 600, PEEP 5, FIO2 50% mixed respiratory/metabolic acidosis- increase the PEEP respiratory alkalosis- uncompensated- decrease the vent respiratory rate respiratory acidosis- fully compensated- no ventilator changes needed respiratory acidosis- uncompensated- increase the vent respiratory rate OR increase the tidal volume respiratory alkalosis- uncompensated-decrease the vent respiratory rate respiratory alkalosis- uncompensated- increase the vent respiratory rate