What is the compressibility factor for the patient circuit when the ventilator volume is set at 200 mL,the recorded peak inspiratory pressure is 72 cm H₂O,and the measured volume is 148 mL?
A) 0.36 cm H₂O/mL
B) 0.49 cm H₂O/mL
C) 2.06 mL/cm H₂O
D) 2.78 mL/cm H₂O

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The compressibility factor of a patient circuit is the circuit's tubing compliance.Tubing compliance equals the measured volume divided by the measured peak inspiratory pressure (Tubing compliance = Volume/Peak inspiratory pressure).Tubing compliance = 148 mL ÷ 72 cm H₂O = 2.06 mL/cm H₂O.

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