Calculate the static compliance (CS), in mL/cm H2O, when PIP is 26 cm H2O, plateau pressure (Pplateau) is 19 cm H2O, baseline pressure is 5 cm H2O, and exhaled tidal volume (VT) is 425 mL
a. 16
b. 20
c. 22
d. 30
ANS: D
CS = VT/(Pplateau − EEP)
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