Chapter 19, Problem 22CA

Summary Introduction

To calculate:

The minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation from the given data:(1) Respiratory rate is breaths per minute, (2) Tidal volume is per breath, (3) Physiologic dead space is per breath

Introduction:

The amount of air taken by every minute is called minute ventilation. Moreover, the amount of air that reaches the alveoli per breath for gas exchange called the alveolar ventilation rate.