Respiratory Minute Volume
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Introduction
- volume of gas inhaled or exhaled from the lungs in one minute
- it is the produce of the tidal volume x respiratory rate
Clinical-significance
- parameter useful for the assessment of hypoventilation or hyperventilation
- arterial blood carbonate levels vary inversely with the minute ventilation
- healthy people will alter minute volume in an attempt to maintain physiologic arterial blood carbonate levels
- normal minute volume while resting is ~5-8 liters per minute
More General Terms
References
- WikipediaL Respiratory minute volume [1]
