A 70-kg male patient has a CO2 of 200 ml/min and a VA of 9 L/min. From this information, what can you infer?

What occurs in the bases of the lung when a person is standing upright?

If a patient has a VT of 400 ml and a respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min, what is the minute ventilation?

What is used for setting optimal PEEP on a ventilator?

A patient has a VT of 625 ml and a physiological dead space of 275 ml and is breathing at a frequency of 16/min. What is the alveolar ventilation (VA)?

If a patient has a VT of 370 ml and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min, what is the minute ventilation?

Regular exercise helps the body return to homeostasis faster after being exposed to stress.

Which of the following is not one of the nine wellness components we discussed in class:

Stress can negatively impact all systems of the human body.

Saliva containing digestive enzymes to begin digesting