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Calculate the static compliance (Cs) given the following information about a patient receiving mechanical ventilation: peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is 56 cm H2O, plateau pressure (Pplateau) is 40 cm H2O, exhaled tidal volume (VT) is 690 mL, and positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is 10 cm H2O.

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