uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): ARDS

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A 52-year-old woman is ventilated for severe ARDS. She is deeply sedated and paralysed. Ventilator settings: VCV, TV 6 mL/kg IBW, PEEP 14 cmH2O, FiO2 0.6, RR 24/min. The ventilator displays: peak inspiratory pressure 38 cmH2O, plateau pressure 26 cmH2O. What is the driving pressure?

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