MV = TV x RR
Average TV is 500ml
Average RR is 16
Thus average MV = 8000ml/min
Tidal Volume x Respiratory Rate
Minute Venitlation is easiest calculated by multiplying the tidal volume (Vt) X Rate
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50 cc tidal volume (awfully little!) x 12 breaths/minute is 600 cc per minute, or 0.6 l. 50 cc tidal volume x 20 breaths/minute = 1000 cc per minute, or 1 l.
you dont
tidal volume x breathing rate
Pulmonary Ventilation = Tidal volume X ventilation rate Simply rearrange the equation to find tidal volume Tidal volume = Pulmonary ventilation / ventilation rate Pulmonary ventilation is the volume of air moved into the lungs in one minute Tidal volume is the volume of air breathed in in one breath whilst at rest Ventilation rate is the number of breaths taken in one minute
the dead space must also be factored in, so the equation would be: RR(tidal volume-dead space)
the amount of air breathed in 1 minute. Minute Ventilation = Tidal Volume x Respiratory Rate
12
final tidal volume - initial tidal volume time taken to breathe the final volume should be the larger number and the initial is when the lungs are empty
7.7 breaths per minute