1) A 150-lb (IBW) patient has a tidal volume of 500 ml and a ventilatory rate of 12 breath/minute Calculate the patient’s alveolar minute ventilation. Assume the absence of dead-space disease. A. 1.8 liters/minute B. 4.2 liters/minute C. 2.3 liters/minute D. 6.0 liters/minute 2) A 164-lb patient has a measured tidal volume of 600 ml and is breathing 18 times per minute. What is the estimated alveolar minute ventilation for this patient? A. 7848 ml B. 6920 ml C. 5965 ml D. 4130 ml

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