Multiple Choice
Calculate the effective static compliance (Cs) given the following information about a patient receiving mechanical ventilation: peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is 56 cm H2O,plateau pressure (Pplateau) is 40 cm H2O,exhaled tidal volume (VT) is 650 mL,and positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is 10 cm H2O.
A) 14.1 mL/cm H2O
B) 16.3 mL/ cm H2O
C) 21.7 mL/cm H2O
D) 40.6 mL/cm H2O
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