Question

What is minute ventilation (A.K.A. minute volume)?

Accepted Answer

This is the amount of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space. An average adult male patient might have a rate of 4200 mL , (12 breaths per minute, a tidal volume of 500 mL per breath, and a dead space of 150 mL)

Front	What is minute ventilation (A.K.A. minute volume)?
Back	This is the amount of air moved through the lungs in 1 minute minus the dead space. An average adult male patient might have a rate of 4200 mL , (12 breaths per minute, a tidal volume of 500 mL per breath, and a dead space of 150 mL)

Minute Dead Ml Ventilation A.K.A Volume Amount Air