Talk:Minute ventilation

CO2
Surely the amount of CO2 exhaled per minute is a function of the person's meatabolism not of their repiration rate? If I hyperventilate whilst remaining seated, the amount of CO2 exhaled per minute will remain the same; the concentration of CO2 in the exhaled air will in fact drop. &mdash; RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 00:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

The amount of CO2 exhaled will increase for larger minute volume. The concentration of CO2 in the bloodstream will decrease. This is exactly what happens if people are hyperventilating or e.g. running. Of course there is a limit to the increase. --22:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)Koro73 (talk)

Units
Usually Minute Ventilation is measured in liters per minute. Howver, liters per minute may inadvertently lead one to believe that it is a rate and not a volume. A time span (1 minute) is embedded in the term definition, so units of minute ventilation can be derived as:

number of breathe cycles / time (min) * tidal volume (L) * 1 (min) = L

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.128.99.57 (talk) 08:12, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Title
Hello, I am wondering why the article is redirected from 'Minute Ventilation', which is the more accurate term for the subject. It can be called 'Minute Volume Ventilation' as well, but is generally referred to as 'Minute Ventilation'. The title, 'Minute Volume' suggests a 'volume' unit. Ventilation involves both, the volume and the frequency (breaths per minute. Hence, it is a ventilation. Some have used the term Respiratory Minute Volume Ventilation, but generally, most sources will refer to it as 'Minute Ventilation'. Battykin (talk) 18:52, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, you're right. Recent sources on Google Scholar support your view, although the use of RMV seems to have been far more common in the past. It's the term I was most familiar with from scuba diving, but I trained a good many years ago, and terminology changes. I'll move the article as I don't expect it to be controversial. --RexxS (talk) 22:02, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Battykin (talk) 19:21, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Battykin (talk) 19:21, 10 June 2020 (UTC)