Quote: (Originally Posted by diverrob)
I am looking into the description of the acronyms the ones I do know are as follows........ RR=respiratory rate, BPM=Breaths per min, VCO2=volume of CO2 in L/min and the same for the VO2 as for the rest I am sure that someone out there knows and if not I will try to hunt down the answers.To answer Tecsimple's question, yes I did have my heart rate monitored but for some reason I did not get that info, I will have to inquire about it. Thanks for the input so far
Rob
Rob
Great post. This level of information deserves its own heading and not get lost in the general posing. Just to comment on the terms used. These are standard terms used to express the input gas and expired gas with water vapour but referenced to avoid differences in ambient temperature and barometric pressure. Pretty much back to basic diving teaching on Charlie Boyles laws STPD Standard Temperature Pressure Dry BTPS is Body Temperature Pressure Saturated RR BTM is Respiration Rate, Breath Per Minute METS is a metabolic rate of consumed oxygen based on 3.5 ml of 02 per kg of subject weight per minute of RR respiration rate VE Ventilation Rate usually described in BPM Breath Per Min referenced to BTPS. iain