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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
The Capnograph waveform ... Downsloping phase III: copd ... airway obstruction, copd ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Capnography Waveforms ... of circulatory function ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Interpretation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... #ILD #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
data regarding pulmonary ... surface - Pattern ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #patterns #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
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ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
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CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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» HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS ... → ↓ → →↑ Pulmonary ... /EDV Ejection Fraction ... Perfusion Pressure COP ... 5.2561) 19-21 % Fraction