Capnography Examples Flashcards
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Mechanical ventilation
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Spontaneous Ventilation
3
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Inadequate seal around ETT
* phase 3 shortened because air is going around
* Open B-angle
4
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Faulty inspiratory valve
* ETCO increase during inspiratory phase
5
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Sample line leak
* ETCO2 does not reach 40
6
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Hyperventilation
* trend decreases downward
* Light anesthesia or metabolic acidosis
7
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Hypoventilation
8
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Obstruction in airway or breathing circuit
* No a-angle/ shark fin
9
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Rebreathing or Soda-lime exhaustion
10
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NMBD wearing off/ Curare cliff
11
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Overbreathing
12
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Esophageal intubation
