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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
• PETCO2 - End-tidal ... The Capnograph waveform ... bronchospasm, airway obstruction ... intubation, single lung ... #Capnography #interpretation
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
or mechanical obstruction ... peak, not end-tidal ... Fixed mechanical obstruction ... the heart to the lung ... #Capnography #interpretation