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Capnography: The "Other" Vital Sign...

For many years taking your patients vital has been a standard of practice in all areas of healthcare, from pre-hospital to extended care, and everywhere in between. In today’s world of advanced medical education and technology a new vital sign is gaining popularity in patient care settings. Capnography…

In earlier years capnography was widely misunderstood by healthcare workers. It was believed by many that capnography was intended to estimate their patients’ PaCO2. That was never the intention. That misconception has earned capnography a bad-rap in almost all areas of the healthcare community. The purpose of this program is to give you a more accurate understanding of what capnography really is, what kind of information you can learn from it, and how you can use that information to better care for your patient.

For the entire article download the PDF file attached. I originally did this program as a PowerPoint presentation and then converted it to a .pdf file. I simply attached BOTH files here so I didn't have to rewrite the entire thing in this blog window. If you have any questions please drop me a note. The entire program can also be found on my web site at http://www.BreathSounds.org

Capnography.pdf

Capnography.ppsx

Enjoy

J. D'Urbano, RCP, CRT
Admin: BreathSounds
http://www.BreathSounds.org

Tags: airway, capnography, carbon, co2, dioxide, mainstream, management, sidestream, trachea