Calculate the minute ventilation from the spirogram assuming the respiratory rate as 12/min
Correct Answer: 6 L/min
Description: Ans. (d) 6L/min(Ref: Guyton, 13th ed.P.503)Minute ventilation = tidal volume x respiratory rateHere tidal volume is 500 ml (in the graph, it is seen as 3 L to 3.5 L)So, Minute ventilation =500x12=6L/min
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