When placing a new circuit on the ventilator it is important to know the characteristics of the circuit. Some ventilators do this during their self test, but it can also be figured. Given the following information calculate the TCF, the compressible volume and the corrected Vt. Show all your work or it will be wrong. Make sure to use units of measure, circle your answer and label your problems. When the vent circuit is placed on the vent with a Vt of 50 ml and the patient wye occluded, the PIP 29 cm H 2 O . Next the patient is placed on the vent with a Vt of 525 ml and a PIP of 35 cm H 2 O and Peep of 7 cmH 2 O .3 points.
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