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Carbon Dioxide Elimination

`V'CO_2 = V'E * FECO_2 `
`"Expired Minute Ventilation"`
`"Carbon Dioxide in Expired Air"`

[Medical | Life Science | Physiology] In a steady state, the volume of CO2 entering the alveoli(VCO2) is equal to the volume of CO2 eliminated in the expired gas(VE)(FECO2).

Variables:

  • `V'E` = Expired Minute Ventilation
  • `FECO_2` = Carbon Dioxide in Expired Air