ResScan: Leak vs Minute Ventilation?

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ResScan: Leak vs Minute Ventilation?

Post by joeattardi » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:26 am

Hi guys!

Still not sure about this, looking at my ResScan graphs. I know Leak is air leaking from the mask, but what is Minute Ventilation? They're both measured in L/min - are they related?
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Re: ResScan: Leak vs Minute Ventilation?

Post by BernieRay » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:53 am

Unrelated - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_ventilation

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Re: ResScan: Leak vs Minute Ventilation?

Post by joeattardi » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:14 pm

Ahh! I always read it as "MiNUTE ventilation" - minute as in "small amount", didn't know it was "MINute" - 60 seconds.
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