This recent survey published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that most physicians agree about the benefits of LTVV. They see few barriers to use. Data from their hospitals, ...

The Amount of Air Moved In and Out While Breathing srdjan111 / iStock / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Tidal volume (Vt or TV) is the amount of air you move through your lungs each ...

We assess the performance of the respiratory system by measuring how much air is inspired or expired each minute. This is called minute ventilation. To calculate minute ventilation, we also need to ...

Reduction of tidal volume in mechanically ventilated patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery could improve secondary outcomes, according to a report published in Anesthesiology. Reduction of ...

A) stroke volume × heart rate B) blood pressure × heart rate C) tidal volume × stroke volume D) blood pressure × stroke volume Calculate the exercising cardiac output for a 10 km runner whose heart ...