A Ventilator Has Separate Rate and Minute Ventilation Controls

Multiple Choice

A ventilator has separate rate and minute ventilation controls. A physician orders continuous mandatory ventilation with a V_T of 550 ml at a respiratory rate of 12/min. What minute ventilation would you set on this ventilator?

A) 5500 ml/min (7.9 L/min)
B) 6600 ml/min (8.6 L/min)
C) 7400 ml/min (9.4 L/min)
D) 8400 ml/min (11.4 L/min)