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Pulmonary monitor. Breaths per minute at 28.8 /min. Minute ventilation 14.4 L/min, Patient requirement 7.5 L/min. Currently minute ventilation is over by 6.9 L/min.TUNING28.8 /MINBREATHING WAVEFORM
t = 0.0s

Minute ventilation

14.4L/min

Patient requirement

7.5L/min

28.8 /min

Pulmonary monitor. Breaths per minute at 28.8 /min. Minute ventilation 14.4 L/min, Patient requirement 7.5 L/min. Currently minute ventilation is over by 6.9 L/min.

What has to balanceVE=VTfV_E = V_T f

What is happening

You are called to a ventilator being set for a patient after surgery.

The patient is under-ventilated. They need 7.5 L per minute, each breath delivers 0.5 L, and the rate on the machine is wrong.