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Venous Oxygen Saturation to qualify reliability of VBGs
#Diagnosis #VBG #ABG #Saturation #Conversion #Reliability #Comparison
Venous Oxygen Saturation ... reliability of VBGs #Diagnosis ... #VBG #ABG #Saturation
Oxygen Saturation - Measurement Techniques and Limitations
 • Sp02 - Cutaneous pulse oximeter
 • SaO2 Calculated
Oxygen Saturation ... amzn.to/3rEtbK8 #Oxygen ... #Saturation #Pulse ... Measurement #pulmonary #diagnosis
Normal Vital Signs in Adults 

Temperature 
Heart Rate 
Pulse 
Blood pressure 
Respiratory rate 
Oxygen saturation 

#Vitals
Respiratory rate Oxygen ... saturation # ... Adult #Normal #Diagnosis
DO2 Equation in Shock = Oxygen Delivery
DO2 = CO x (1.39 x [Hb] x SaO2 +(0.003xPaO2))
DO2
Equation in Shock = Oxygen ... DO2 = Rate of oxygen ... minute) 1.39 = Oxygen ... saturation expressed ... resuscitation #diagnosis
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
anticoagulant use - 4 Oxygen ... saturation levels ... 5% decrease in oxygen ... saturation starting ... Stratification #Diagnosis
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
- insufficient oxygen ... Hypoxemia - low oxygen ... - atmospheric oxygen ... SaO2 - percent saturation ... #differential #diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
, supplemental oxygen ... to maintain oxygen ... saturation >92% ... Pharmacologic treatment
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... Subjective weakness 20% Diagnosis ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... Treatment: 100% ... oxygen - reduces
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
Low O2 saturation ... supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... decrease in O2 saturation ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... dry cough • Oxygen ... often elevated Treatment ... PJP #Pneumonia #Diagnosis