# Lung Recruitability
**URL:** https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766
**Category:** Pulse Physiology Engine
**Created:** [February 2, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766 "2022-02-02T14:10:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@rjd](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/rjd)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/1 "2022-02-02T14:10:18Z")
Does Pulse implement Lung Recruitability out of box ?
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### Author:  [@coolwebb](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/coolwebb)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/2 "2022-02-02T14:45:12Z")
Yes, lung recruitment is included as part of the existing Pulse models/simulations. Disease states (applied as conditions or actions) will change several properties, including lung mechanics parameters, dead space values, and gas exchange parameters. The mechanical ventilator equipment model can be used to apply different PEEPs and other settings to achieve desired patient outcomes.
You can play with different patients, disease states, and ventilator settings using the Pulse Explorer ([https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology/explorer/-/wikis/home#download-the-pulse-explorer](https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology/explorer/-/wikis/home#download-the-pulse-explorer)). We recently added a ventilator screen to the Windows download - Linux and Mac will also be updated soon.
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### Author:  [@rjd](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/rjd)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/3 "2022-02-02T15:35:31Z")
Thanks. Is the source code available?
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### Author:  [@coolwebb](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/coolwebb)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/4 "2022-02-02T15:37:49Z")
Yes, all the source code in GitLab: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology](https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology)
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### Author:  [@rjd](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/rjd)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/5 "2022-02-03T13:39:21Z")
Great!!
One more point.
Is there an example for Mechanical Ventilator of an ARDS patient where I can check the settings?
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### Author:  [@abray](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/abray)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/6 "2022-02-03T13:40:49Z")
You can find several scenario files in this folder
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology/engine/-/tree/4.x/data/human/adult/scenarios/equipment](https://gitlab.kitware.com/physiology/engine/-/tree/4.x/data/human/adult/scenarios/equipment)
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### Author:  [@coolwebb](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/coolwebb)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/7 "2022-02-03T13:46:18Z")
Also, Table 1 in the [Mechanical Ventilator methodology](https://pulse.kitware.com/_mechanical_ventilator_methodology.html) includes the ventilator settings and validation of vital signs outcomes for mild, moderate, and severe ARDS for scenarios included in the folder abray linked to.
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### Author:  [@rjd](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/rjd)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/8 "2022-02-03T15:31:01Z")
Great!!
I have a few questions related to my POC. Can I send those in private? If yes, how?
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### Author:  [@abray](https://discourse.kitware.com/u/abray)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.kitware.com/t/lung-recruitability/766/9 "2022-02-03T15:41:01Z")
Sure, you can email Jeff and myself
[aaron.bray@kitware.com](mailto:aaron.bray@kitware.com)
[jeff.webb@kitware.com](mailto:jeff.webb@kitware.com)