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Respiratory Monitors Flashcards

1
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What is compliance ?

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-Change in volume for a given change in pressure

-Measures elastic properties of the lungs

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What things influence compliance?

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Muscle Tone
Degree of lung inflation
Alveolar surface tension
Amount of interstitial lung water
Pulmonary fibrosis

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3
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What is dynamic compliance?

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Movement of the lung and chest wall

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What is static compliance?

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Not moving

Measures lung compliance when there is no air flow

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What is the Peak Inspiratory Pressure or PIP?

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Maximum pressure in the airway during inspiration

Also Dynamic compliance

Dynamic compliance = Tv / PIP-PEEP

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6
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What is the plateau pressure?

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The pressure in the small airways after the Tv is delivered

Also Static compliance

**NO airflow

**Airway resistance does not effect

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7
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PIP or Plateau - Which is measures with no airflow?

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Plateau (Static)

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PIP or Plateau - Which does airway resistance effect?

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PIP (Dynamic)

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9
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In an adult what is normal static compliance? In a child?

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Adult 35-100

Child >15

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10
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PIP or Plateau - Which has a proven effect on barotrauma?

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Plateau

PIP has controversial evidence

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11
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Examples of an increased Resistance? or Dynamic compliance? or PIP?

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Kinked tube
ET cuff rupture
Bronchospasm
Compression of airways
Foreign body aspiration

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12
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Examples of Decreased compliance?

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Endobronchial intubation
Pulmonary edema
Pleural effusion
Tension Pneumo
Atelectasis
Ascites
Trendelenburg

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13
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What type of compliance is a function of the elasticity of the chest wall only?

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Static

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14
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What is the formula for static compliance?

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Static = Tv / Plateau - PEEP

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15
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What is the formula for dynamic compliance?

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Dynamic = Tv / PIP - PEEP

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16
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On the Capnograph, Where is the end-tidal measured?

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Point D (end of expiration)

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17
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On the Capnograph, What is Phase 1?

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It is the flat line

Exhalation of anatomic dead space

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On the Capnograph, What is Phase 2?

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Upstroke

Exhalation of anatomic dead space + alveolar gas

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On the Capnograph, What is Phase 3?

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Flat top line

Exhalation of alveolar gas

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On the Capnograph, What is Phase 4?

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Downstroke

Inspiration of fresh gas

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What is the Alpha angle? Normal? What diseases can cause an increased Alpha Angle?

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Normal 100-110 degrees

Obstruction
-COPD
-Bronchospasm
-Kinked tube

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22
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What is the Beta angle? Normal? What diseases can cause an increased Beta Angle?

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90 Degrees

Rebreathing
-Specific to bad inspiratory valve

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23
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What is the mainstream (In line) monitor?

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-Faster response
-NO water trap or pumping
-INCREASES dead space

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24
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What is the side stream (diverting) monitor?

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-Has pumping and a water trap to prevent contamination

-SLOWER response time

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25
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Review capnograph photos

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26
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What requirements must be met to detect CO2

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CO2 must be produced during metabolism

Adequate pulmonary blood flow

Adequate ventilation to transport to circuit

Intact sampling line

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27
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What does a wide AA gradient signify?

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V/Q mismatch

-Equipment malfunction

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28
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Does an incompetent unidirectional valve increase or decrease EtCO2?

A

Increase

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29
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Does a tourniquet removal increase or decrease EtCO2?

A

Increase

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30
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Does an airway obstruction increase or decrease EtCO2?

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Decrease

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31
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Does thyrotoxicosis increase or decrease EtCO2?

32
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Does MH increase or decrease EtCO2?

33
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Does an increase in apparatus dead space increase or decrease EtCO2?

34
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Does a V/Q mismatch increase or decrease EtCO2?

35
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Does hypotension increase or decrease EtCO2?

36
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Does hypothermia increase or decrease EtCO2?

37
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Does a PE increase or decrease EtCO2?

38
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Does decreased CO increase or decrease EtCO2?

39
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Does a laparoscopy increase or decrease EtCO2?

40
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Does esophageal intubation increase or decrease EtCO2?

41
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Does opioid overdose increase or decrease EtCO2?

42
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Does metabolic acidosis increase or decrease EtCO2?

43
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Does metabolic alkalosis increase or decrease EtCO2?

44
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Does sodium bicarb increase or decrease EtCO2?

45
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What waveform does oxygenated Hgb absorb light?

A

940nm (Near infrared)

46
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What waveform does deoxygenated Hgb absorb light?

A

660nm (Red light)

47
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On the waveform, where is the highest ratio atrial to venous blood?

A

At the peak (Increased)

48
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On the waveform, where is the where is there a greater amount of venous blood?

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At the trough

Peak has higher arterial

49
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Where the sites to most to least responsive to arterial desaturation?

A

Fastest - Ear, nose, tongue, esophagus, forehead

Middle - Finger

Slow - Toe

Closer to central circulation the better

50
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If the pulse ox reads 90%, what is the PaO2?

A

30 point difference

PaO2 - 60

SpO2 80% = PaO2 50

SpO2 70% = PaO2 40

51
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What methods can improve SpO2 signal?

A

Digital Block
Warm the extremity
Vasodilate
Protect from light

52
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How does chronic anemia effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

53
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How does MH effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

54
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How does Methemoglobin and carboxy effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

55
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How does Increased pH or acidosis effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

56
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How does thyroid storm effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

57
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How does hypoxia effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

58
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How does Pyrexia effect the oxyhemoglobin curve?

59
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for anemia?

60
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for ventilation?

61
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for bronchial intubation?

62
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for flid responsiveness?

63
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for Hgb saturation or HR?

64
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Does a Pulse Ox monitor for peripheral perfusion?

65
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Is a pulse ox useful for patients with a VAD?

66
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Do acrylic nails effect pulse ox?

67
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What color nails do not effect a pulse ox?

A

Red and Purple do not

68
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How does methemoglobin effect the pulse ox?

A

Absorbs light equally at 660 and 940

Will read 85% so could be high or low

69
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How does carboxyhemoglobin effect the pulse ox?

A

Absorbs at 660 so will be falsely high

70
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What is the acceptable margin of the pulse?

71
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What is the most common way to measure exhaled gases?

A

Infared absorption

72
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How does shivering and tricuspid regurg effect the SpO2?

A

Falsely reduce SpO2

73
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What decreases the AA gradient?

A

A stuck or incompetent unidirectional valve

Will see an increase in PaCO2 and EtCO2 but the gradient gets smaller

74
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What increases the AA gradient?

A

Increased Dead Space

Ex: Venous air embolism

75
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Which monitor can not monitor O2 concentration?

A

Infrared absorption

76
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Which monitors can monitor O2 concentration?

A

Electrochemical analysis and paramagnetic

77
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Does fluorescein effect pulse ox?

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