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Inspiratory capacity

VT + IRV

Vital Capacity

ERV + IRV +VT

Functional Residual Capacity

ERV + Residual volume

Total Lung Capacity

Vital Capacity + Residual Volume

Respiratory Minute Volume

Respiratory rate × VT

Anatomic Dead Space

VT × 0.3

Alveolar Ventilation

Breaths per minute (f) × TV × anatomic dead space (VD)