For a Given Minute Ventilation,partial Pressure of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

question 21

Multiple Choice

For a given minute ventilation,partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PₑₜCO₂) is a function of which of the following?
1.Metabolic rate
2) Cardiac output
3) Alveolar dead space
4) Physiologic shunt

• A) 1 and 3 only
• B) 1, 2, and 3 only
• C) 2, 3, and 4 only
• D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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