Given the following: FiO2 = 0.21, Patm = 760 mmHg, pH2O = 47 mmHg, PQ = 0.8, and PAO2= 109.73 mmHg, and PaCO2 = 40. Calculate the Respiratory quotient (RQ).
A. 0.8
B. 0.9
C. 1.0
D. 1.1
Answer:C
Given the following: FiO2 = 0.21, Patm = 760 mmHg, pH2O = 47 mmHg, PQ = 0.8, and PAO2= 109.73 mmHg, and PaCO2 = 40. Calculate the Respiratory quotient (RQ).
A. 0.8 B. 0.9 C. 1.0 D. 1.1