A 65-kg (143-lb) 49-year-old patient in the cardiac intensive care unit is receiving mechanical ventilation on the following settings with the following data:
Mode Assist/control Tidal volume 500 mL
Mandatory rate 16
FIO2 0.8
PEEP 15 cm H2O
Inspiratory flow 50 L/min
CVP 8 mm Hg
PAP 36/8 mm Hg
C.O. 3.9 L
The therapist should report which of the following values mPAP?
A. 36 mm Hg
B. 17 mm Hg
C. 8 mm Hg
D. 22 mm Hg