Anatomy and Physiology | Just the Basics | CPR! | Diagnostic indicators |
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What is Oxygen
This gas is inhaled and diffuses into the blood stream in the lungs
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What is Carbon Dioxide
This is the gas that capnography measures
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What is Endotracheal tube and King LTSD
ETCO2 detectors can be applied to these advanced airways
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What is hypocarbia
This is the medical term for when the pt.'s EtCO2 levels are less than 35 mm Hg
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What is Carbon Dioxide
This gas is produced as a waste product by cells and exhaled
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What is 35-45 mm Hg
This is the normal range for capnography values in healthy people
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What is 10mm Hg
This is the level you can expect EtCO2 to be when doing adequate compressions
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What is hypercarbia
This is the medical term for when the pt.'s EtCO2 levels exceed 45 mm Hg
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What are alveoli
These structures in the respiratory tract are tiny air sacs that allow for rapid gas exchange
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What is approximately $11
This is how much an adult cannula costs
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What is a spike in EtCO2
This is an indicator of ROSC
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What is low EtCO2
This would indicate sepsis in a patient
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What is thought the nose, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries
This is the pathway that gas travels through the airway to the blood stream
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What are the oxygen bag, the monitor (left side as you face it) and the cabinet in the medic unit
This is where capnography cannulas are kept (3 places)
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What is square wave
This is the ideal wave form to confirm an advanced airway
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What is shark fin
This is the characteristic shape of the wave form in an asthma attack
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What is end tidal capnography
This is what EtCO2 stands for
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What is all working CPRs
Apply EtCO2 to these patients (remember the category!)
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What is hyperventilation
This will decrease the pt.'s EtCO2 level
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