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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
Downsloping phase III: copd ... airway obstruction, copd ... Sudden drop in ETCO2 ... #Capnography #interpretation ... diagnosis #pulmonary #ETCO2
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
function Decreasing EtCO2 ... Sudden increase in EtCO2 ... • Asthma • COPD ... Capnography #Waveforms #Interpretation ... #ETCO2 #EndTidalCO2
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Restrictive ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #asthma #COPD
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

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#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
and a history of COPD ... COVID19 #POCUS #COPD ... #Algorithm #Comparison
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
pulmonary disease (COPD ... patients with COPD ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Primary Survey: C-ABCDE ... skin, ↑ HR, ↓ cap ... MILS), maintain ETCO ... concern for spinal cord ... Primary #Survey #CABCDE