How would the addition of a length of tubing between a ventilator and the endotracheal tube affect on dead space?
A) It would increase the deadspace
B) It would decrease the deadspace
C) It would have no effect on deadspace
D) It would have no effect on deadspace but would increase the tidal volume

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The addition of a length of tubing between a ventilator and the endotracheal tube would increase dead space. Dead space is the volume of the respiratory system that does not participate in gas exchange. Adding tubing between the ventilator and endotracheal tube increases the length of the circuit, which increases the amount of dead space.

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