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Respiratory&Temp Clinical Monitoring Flashcards

1
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Describe what kind of etCO2 waveform this represent?

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Normal!

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What does each letter represent?

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A-B = Baseline
B-C = Expiratory Upstroke
C-D = Expiratory Plateau
D = End- Tidal Concentration
D-E = Inspiration

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Describe what kind of etCO2 waveform this represents

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Something is hindering expiration
You have a loss of plateau, you have lost your C curve

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What are some causes of this waveform of etCO2

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-Bronchospasm / Asthma
-Bronchospasm/COPD
-Obstruction in the expiratory limb of breathing circuit
-Presence of foreign body in the upper airway
-Partially kinked or occluded artificial airway

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Will normal capnography waveforms look different depending on the type of airway management?

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yes!
ETT, LMA, Nasal Cannula, Spont.
Shape changes, but phases are universal.

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6
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How many phases of normal capnogram?

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4

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Describe the first phase of etCO2

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The end of inspiration and the very beginning of expiration

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What gas is being sampled in phase one of etCO2? What should it be?

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Comes from anatomic dead space, baseline, should be around 0.
You shouldn’t be exhaling CO2 at the end of your inspiration.

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Describe the second phase of etCO2

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Measuring the expiratory upstroke, your active expiration

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What gas is being sampled in phase 2 of capnography

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Dead space and alveolar gas.
Deadspace is the air that is stagnant in your airway, not participating in gas exchange.

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Describe the third phase of etCO2

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records plataeu, should be nearly flat, records alveolar emptying of CO2.
LONGEST duration of measurement. etCO2 measured at the very end of the phase, just prior to phase 4

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What phase does the etCO2 that we chart come from

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3! very end of phase three

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Describe the fourth phase of capnography

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Rapid decrease in CO2 of sampled gas as a result of inspiration of O2. Should return close to 0.

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When evaluating capnogram what things should you be evaluating

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Respiratory Rate
Whether ventilation is spontaneous or mechanical
Value of etCO2
Shape of waveform
Presence of additional respiratory efforts

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What about waveform will tell you the patient is rebreathing CO2

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A waveform that fails to return to baseline during the first and fourth phase

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Describe what kind of etCO2 waveform this represents

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Cardiac Oscillations
Result of contraction of the heart and great vessels forcing gas in and out the lungs(?)

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What patients are you most likely to see this waveform and why?

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Pediatrics, due to the relative size of the heart to the thorax

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Describe what kind of etCO2 waveform this is

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Curare Cleft, indicative of spontaneous respiratory effort

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When you see this capnography waveform, what might you need to do?

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Deepen anesthetic, pt initiating spontaneous breaths

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If you have a flat end-tidal waveform, what can this indicate?

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  1. You tubed the goose, ya silly goose.
  2. The circuit got disconnected
  3. Not ventilating (did you turn the ventilator on?)
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21
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ASA standards state etCO2 monitoring should be used when propofol is administered during which specific type of procedures?

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Endoscopy procedures

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22
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What is alarm fatigue

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A form of human error occurring when a practitioner is desensitized to alarms or alerts

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23
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What does the COVERABCD crisis management algorithm stand for?

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Circulation, Color
Oxygenation
Ventilation
Endotracheal tube
Review Monitors, Equipment
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Drugs

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Describe the circulation, color assessment

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Determine adequacy of circulation, check pulse, blood pressure, ECG, noting oxygenation through assessment and oximetry

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Describe the oxygen, oxygen analyzer assessment

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Check oxygen delivery system, hypoxic guard analyzer

26
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Describe the ventilation, Vaporizer assessment

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Ventilate by hand to assess breathing circuit and airway patency, assess chest excursion and auscultation, assess etCO2, and check vaporizer function.

27
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Describe the endotracheal tube assessment

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includes patiency, seal, stabilization

28
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Describe the review of monitors and equipment assessment

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ensure appropriate calibration and maintenance, review any and all equipment in contact with the patient. review the alarm parameters.

29
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Describe the airway assessment in the COVERABCD algorithm

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Check the patency of the entire airway, including the non-intubated airwar. Assess for laryngospasm, foreign body, obstruction, bronchospasm, emesis

30
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Describe the breathing assessment in the COVERABCD algorithm

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Assess pattern, rate, and depth of respirations; examine, auscultate, review etCO2 and pulse ox monitors

31
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Describe the drugs assessment in the COVERABCD algorithm

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Review drugs given, consider needed pharmacologic intervention, consider the possibility of medication admin error

32
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Seeing condensation in an airway device or clear mask can indicate the presence, but not the ______, of gas exchange

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adequacy.

33
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Observed retractions and seesaw motion of the chest and abdomen can indicate the presence of?

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Airway obstruction

34
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After the initial core temperature drop produced by the peripheral blood redistribution, what modes of heat transfer MOST contribute to hypothermia during general anesthesia?

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Radiation

35
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What kind of BP reading does an overdamped arterial line transducer system produce?

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an artificially low systolic pressure - underestimated

DBP overestimated

36
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What is happening in this arterial waveform

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overdamped

37
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What is happening in this arterial waveform

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underdamped

38
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An underdamped arterial transducer system produces ?

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An artificially high systolic BP - overestimated BP

Underestimated DBP

39
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PETCO2 is usually how much less than PaCO2

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typically 0-5mmHg less than PaCO2 due to the mixing of dead space gas

40
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What are the two methods of sampling gas from in an airway

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  1. Sidestream (diverting)
  2. Mainstream (nondiverting)
41
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What is sidestream sampling from an airway? pros and cons

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sample line external to the airway - aspirates an airway sample.
o Prone to kinking, clogging and water vapor
o Neonates and infants can have dampened waveforms & false low readings

42
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What is mainstream sampling from an airway? cons of this

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device is placed directly inside the airway.
o Can add deadspace
o Fragile- easy to damage

43
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What is the most common cause of reduced etCO2

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hypotension

44
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most common cause of CO2 rebreathing

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incompetent unidirectional valve - change it

45
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A terminal upswing at the end of the capnogram plateau ?

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is due to decreases in lung compliance and functional residual capacity

46
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Where in the anesthesia circuit would you find a Wright respirometer?

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expiratory limb

47
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A pulmonary embolism would characteristically result in what kind of etCO2 change

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a decrease in the ETCO2 relative to the PaCO2

48
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The primary means a newborn infant has to respond to hypothermia is

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the increased release of norepinephrine

49
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3 possible reasons/themes of increased etCO2

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Increased CO2 delivery/Production
Hypoventilation
Equipment Problems

50
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Name at least three causes of increased etCO2 related to an increase in CO2 delivery/production

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Malignant hyperthermia, Fever, Sepsis, Seizures, Increased Metabolic Rate or skeletal muscle activity, Bicarb Administration/medication side effect, clamp/tourniquet release.
Laparoscopic surgery (know this one)

51
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Name at least three causes of increased etCO2 related to hypoventilation

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Obesity or Pregnancy, COPD
neuromuscular paralysis or dysfunction, CNS depression, Metabolic Alkalosis (if spontaneously breathing), medication side effect

52
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Name causes of increased etCO2 related to equipment problems

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CO2 absorber exhaustion, ventilator leak, rebreathing, malfunctioning inspiratory or expiratory valve.

53
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Name 3 reasons/themes for decreased etCO2

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decreased CO2 delivery/production
Hyperventilation
Equipment problems

54
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Name at least 3 causes for decreased CO2 related to delivery/production

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Pulmonary Hypoperfusion* due to hypotension, decreased CO
Hypothermia, Hypometabolism, PE, hypovolemia, V/Q mismatch or shunt, autoPEEP, medication side effect

55
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Name causes for decreased etCO2 relating to hyperventilation.

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pain/anxiety, awareness “light” anesthesia, metabolic acidosis (if spontaneously breathing), medication side effect

56
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Name causes for decreased etCO2 relating to equipment problems

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Ventilator disconnect, esophageal intubation, bronchial intubation, complete airway obstruction or apnea, sample line problems (kinks), ETT or LMA leaks

57
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What factors shift the oxyhemoglobin curve to the right?

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Elevated CO2, Elevated Temperature, Elevated 2,3 - DPG, Acidosis - Elevated H+ ions (so decrease pH)

58
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What factors shift the oxyhemoglobin curve to the left?

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Decreased CO2, Decreased temperature, Decreased 2,3 - DPG, Alkalosis - Decreased H+ (so increased pH)

59
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When the oxyhemoglobin curve shifts the right, what does this mean regarding the relationship between oxygen and hemoglobin?

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O2 is more readily released from hgb at the tissue level

60
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When the oxyhemoglobin curve shifts the left, what does this mean regarding the relationship between oxygen and hemoglobin?

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Greater attachment of O2 to hgb, thereby decreasing release to tissues

61
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The oxygen-carrying capacity is mainly dependent on the?

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the amount of hemoglobin

62
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Does the pulse ox over or underestimate spo2 in the presence of carbon monoxide

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Overestimates the hemoglobin satisfaction CO replaces hemoglobin. Because they absorb the same red light wavelength, leading to false overestimation. left shift cuve

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