You Are Using a Ventilator Circuit That Has a Tubing

question 30

Multiple Choice

You are using a ventilator circuit that has a tubing compliance of 4 mL/cmH₂O. The peak pressure is 30 cmH₂O, and the measured exhaled volume is 760 mL. What is the corrected volume?

• A) 760 mL
• B) 756 mL
• C) 730 mL
• D) 640 mL

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