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Pulse oximetry and Capnography:

Essential tools for monitoring respiratory health, but they serve different purposes:

Pulse Oximetry: 
Measures
oxygen saturation (SpO₂ ... Normal SpO₂ is 95 ... While SpO2 monitors ... measures metabolic perfusion ... respiratoryarrest #codelue
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... tool using cutoff SpO2 ... on radioactive lung ... < 60mmHg, goal SpO2
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
, allowing for lung ... ventilator-induced lung ... VV) • Suppots lungs ... oxygenator • Assess perfusion ... (eg, NIRS, SVO2
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist ... and the vent (RR/SpO2 ... (how long on/off ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
breath sounds, SpO2 ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... ensure adequate lung ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
breath sounds, SpO2 ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
breath sounds, SpO2 ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
breath sounds, SpO2 ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist