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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
monitor cardiac & pulmonary ... Downsloping phase III: copd ... airway obstruction, copd ... #interpretation ... patterns #diagnosis #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 ā€¢ Anaphylaxis
 ā€¢ Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Epiglottitis ā€¢ Vocal cord ... pneumonia ā€¢ Water: pulmonary ... pneumothorax, COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 ā€¢ ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 ā€¢ Loss of
Capnography Waveforms ... ā€¢ Asthma ā€¢ COPD ... #CriticalCare #Capnography ... #Waveforms #Interpretation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 ā€¢ Identify Triggers
 ā€¢ Assess Severity
 ā€¢ Risk for Poor Outcomes
 ā€¢
COPD Exacerbations ... - Management ... - Address Hypoxemia ... @PulmPEEPs #COPD ... #treatment #pulmonary
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
ā€¢ At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
ā€¢ Rate 100-180
ā€¢ Irregular 
Etiology
lung disease (COPD ... ) ā€¢ Hypoxia ... ā€¢ Pulmonary hypertension ... Management ... Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #Management
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 ā€¢ COPD and Ventilatory Failure ā†’ NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Respiratory Failure ā€¢ COPD ... Settings ā€¢ CHF / Pulmonary ... Respiratory #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... brain or spinal cord ... CARDIOGENIC (Cold ... Types #diagnosis #management ... #cold #warm #wet
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... tachycardia, dyspnea, cold ... brain or spinal cord ... ring OBSTRUCTIVE (Cold ... types #diagnosis #management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
for Blood Gas Interpretation ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... lung disease (COPD