Anesthesia Machine

ANESTHESIA MACHINE  GLOSSARY ·   Vital capacity (CV):  Is the amount of air that is possible to expel from the lungs after having inspired completely. They are around 4.6 liters. CV = VRI + VC + VRE ·    Residual volume:  the amount of air left in a person's lungs after exhaling completely. ·   Respiratory frequency:  is the number of breaths a person makes per minute. The frequency is usually measured when a person is at rest and simply consists of counting the number of breaths for one minute each time the chest is raised. ·   Tidal volume  (VT, or TV): is the amount of air that is displaced along normal inhalation and exhalation, in other words, the amount of air that is breathed throughout normal breathing. In a healthy young adult, the tidal volume is approximately 500 ml per inspiration or 7 ml / kg body mass. PHARMACOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF INHALATORY ANESTHETICS The pharmacokinetics of inhalation anesth...