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ventilator setting

Posted By: typing fool on 2007-11-23
In Reply to: ventilator settings - bspen

Subject: ventilator setting

The only abbreviation I can think of that may s/l MMB is MVV - maximal voluntary ventilation. Sorry, I have researched all sites I can think of and absolutely nothing shows up for MMB


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