Contra Costa County

As examined in the lab, there is a formula to calculate total pulmonary ventilation, it is Respiratory Rate (breaths/min) times Tidal Volume (VT), which has the units ml/breath. This gives a measure of effectiveness of ventilation. Typically the resting adult Respiratory Rate is from 12-20 breaths/min. Total Pulmonary Ventilation = RR x VT ................
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