The healthcare provider is caring for a patient on a ventilator with an endotracheal tube in place. What assessment data indicate the tube has migrated too far down the trachea?

If the endotracheal tube is inserted too far, it often goes into the right main stem bronchus. Air will then be delivered to the right lung and not the left. A low pressure alarm indicates a disconnection or a leak in the circuit. A high pressure alarm can mean an obstruction, such as a kink in the tubing or a need for suctioning.