// PARAMEDIC Question · Advanced Airway & Ventilation
You are ventilating an intubated asthmatic. Which change reduces auto-PEEP?
A. Increase respiratory rate
B. Increase I:E to allow more exhalation time (longer expiratory phase)Correct
C. Increase tidal volume
D. Add PEEP high
// Rationale
Allowing longer exhalation prevents air trapping/auto-PEEP in obstructive lung disease.