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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 ... intubation, single lung ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
peak, not end-tidal ... surface - Pattern ... event needing emergency ... the heart to the lung ... #Capnography #interpretation
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy ... continuity with the lungs ... more significant tidal ... ventilation is difficult ... #Laryngectomy #Emergency
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
you’re having difficulty ... chest radiograph pattern ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... fractures may have difficulty ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung