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Beginner's Guide to End-Tital Capnography
4 Phases of the Capnoqram
I - Inspiration and expiration Of dead space
II
Phases of the Capnoqram ... with "shark fin" waveform ... with decreasing waveform ... #Capnography #Capnogram ... #Patterns #Waveform
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... likelihood of CVP ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #JVD #JugularVenous
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Venous Pressure Waveform ... Venous #Pressure #Waveform ... #Patterns #JVP
Jugular Venous Pulse - POLICE Mnemonic - How to tell JVP from carotid pulse
P - Palpation:
- How to tell JVP ... Contour: Biphasic waveform ... Venous #Pulse #JVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... Waves #Jugular #Waveforms ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
on an ABG) The Capnograph ... waveform is composed ... exhalation Specific capnograph ... interpretation #waveforms
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Capnography Waveforms ... Sudden loss of waveform ... #Capnography #Waveforms
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

Kussmaul sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on
venous pressure (JVP ... appropriate fall of the JVP ... Kussmauls #Sign #JVD ... PhysicalExam #Cardiology #JVP
Ventilator Waveform Troubleshooting - High Peak Pressures

This OnePager explains how you can rapidly determine if High
Ventilator Waveform ... PeakPressures #Waveforms
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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CO / High SVR, JVP ... >8, CVP > 12 ... CO / High SVR, JVP ... >8, CVP > 12 ... CO / High SVR, JVP