A client with ARDS is intubated and mechanically ventilated. Which ventilator prescription best reflects lung-protective ventilation?

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B. Low tidal volume with appropriate PEEP — ARDS is managed with lung-protective ventilation: low tidal volumes (about 6 mL/kg ideal body weight) plus appropriate PEEP to limit volutrauma while improving oxygenation.

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A. High tidal volume to fully open the alveoli

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C. Zero PEEP to reduce barotrauma

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D. Large tidal volumes with low respiratory rate