pulm intraop monitoring and difficult airway Flashcards
pulse ox measures a difference between background absorption in ___ and peak absorption in ___.
diastole, systole
plethysmography displays as a waveform the differences in absorption during
arterial pulsation in systole
infrared nm
940
infrared is for
oxyhemoglobin
infrared corresponds to ___ saturation
100
red light nm
660
red is for
deoxyhemoglobin
red light corresponds to ___ saturation
50
PAO2 ___ ___ __ for Sat ___ ___ ___
40 50 60 . 70 80 90
mixed venous blood in PA
75, 40
tissue damage by pulse ox caused by
heat from light source (rare) or sensor pressure (more common) may cause tissue damage
what happens if you use standard pulse ox in MRI
patient gets burned
endobronchial intubation and pulse ox
undetected
limitations of pulse ox.
HYPO tension, thermia, volemia (shock), perfusion. vasoconstriction. asystole. vfib. BP cuff inflation, tourniquet
carboxyhemoglobin on pulse ox
shows spo2 of 100 (overestimates)
methemoglobin on pulse ox
absorbs equally at both wavelengths, shows SPO2 of 85% regardless of the true oxygen saturation
what causes methemoglobinemia
nitrates, benzocaine spray, nitro, sulfonamides, nitrites, nitroprusside
how to treat methemoglobiema
give methylene blue or ascorbic acid
2 things that do not affect pulse ox
fetal hemoglobin and bilirubin
poor accuracy at SPO2
30
if Hb
3-4
venous pulsations
SPO2 thinks they are arterial. like R heart failure (cor pulmonale) or tricuspid regurg . seen in dependent down limb
malpositioned sensor
penumbra effect - shows SPO2 of 90-95
capnography rapidly and reliably indicates ____ intubation but does not reliably detect ____
esophageal. endobronchial
gold standard for tracheal intubation
ETCO2
capnograph
records and displays CO2