What is the compressibility factor for the patient circuit when the ventilator volume is set at 100 mL,the recorded peak inspiratory pressure is 41 cm H₂O,and the measured volume is 68 mL?
A) 0.41 cm H₂O/mL
B) 0.60 cm H₂O/mL
C) 1.66 mL/cm H₂O
D) 2.44 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 = 68 mL ÷ 41 cm H₂O = 1.66 mL/cm H₂O.

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