A Ventilator Has Separate Rate and Minute Ventilation Controls

question 32

Multiple Choice

A ventilator has separate rate and minute ventilation controls. A physician orders continuous mandatory ventilation with a V_T of 950 ml at a respiratory rate of 12/min. What minute ventilation would you set on this ventilator?

• A)7900 ml/min (7.9 L/min)
• B)8600 ml/min (8.6 L/min)
• C)9400 ml/min (9.4 L/min)
• D)11,400 ml/min (11.4 L/min)

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