Which ventilation pattern has rapid breathing?
Tachypnea
Which ventilation pattern has slow breathing?
Bradypnea
Dead space is normally what percentage of tidal volume?
20%-40%
If dead-space ventilation increases but V̇E stays the same, how is V̇A affected?
It is reduced
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in expired air is expressed as
PECO2
If V̇A is cut in half, how does this affect gas exchange between blood and air?
PCO2 will double
Which ventilation pattern has deep breathing?
Hyperpnea
“Capno” means carbon dioxide
True
Which ventilation pattern has shallow breathing?
Hypopnea