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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
PETCO2 - End-tidal ... measured on an ABG ... Downsloping phase III: copd ... airway obstruction, copd ... #Capnography #interpretation
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Capnography Waveforms ... Sudden loss of waveform ... of circulatory function ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Interpretation
COLD INTUBATION ACTION CARD - CHECKLIST
 - Patient OXYGENATED
 - Patient POSITION OPTIMISED
 - LARYNGOSCOPE tested
COLD INTUBATION ... LARYNGOSCOPE tested - SUCTION ... SYRINGE for cuff - ETCO2 ... (waveform or EMMA ... ) #Cold #Intubation
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Algorithm Restrictive ... Emphysematous COPD ... Non-emphysematous COPD ... #asthma #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
for Blood Gas Interpretation ... ABG And BMP Normal ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... lung disease (COPD ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG