The emDOCs Podcast returns with capnography. We cover confirming ETT placement, cardiac arrest, procedural sedation, and some more controversial uses in today’s podcast.
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Welcome to Part II of capnography uses in the ED. Capnography is increasingly being utilized in the ED, primarily for endotracheal intubation, cardiac arrest, and procedural sedation. This post will introduce you to several other uses for capnography.
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How can you use capnography in the ED? This is Part I in a two part series evaluating capnography in the ED. Part I evaluates basic waveforms, cardiac arrest, ETT placement, and procedural sedation.
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How do you interpret quantitative capnography waveforms? We own the resuscitation of critically ill patients, and with boarding increasing in EDs, we need to know how to interpret waveforms. This instrument can provide a great deal of important information if properly understood.
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Continuous quantitative waveform capnography, also known as end-tidal carbon dioxide, PetCO2, or ETCO2, is a measurement of the partial pressure of CO2 in the exhaled breath. This technology has been around since the mid-19th century and only relatively recently has its potential in emergency medicine begun to be explored. […]
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