A 6'2" male patient is being ventilated in the volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV)mode with a set tidal volume (Vᴛ)of 650 mL.There is 40 mL of mechanical dead space.Calculate the final alveolar ventilation.

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Volume of anatomical dead space ( $ V_{\text {Danat }} $)= 1 mL/lb ideal body weight (IBW)
IBW = 106 + 6 (ht inches - 60); tidal volume (Vᴛ)- volume of mechanical dead space ( $ V_{\text {mech}} $ )- $ V_{\text {Danat }} $

A 6'2" Male Patient Is Being Ventilated in the Volume-Controlled