Respiratory monitoring

Interpret the waves form below and what’s your action as a RT ?

• Leak , check the patient status then all connections

• Auto PEEP , increase flow

• Water or secretion , section or change the circuit

• Flow hunger , increase setting

Interpret the waves form below and what’s your action as a RT ?

• High airway resistance , given bronchodilator

• Over distension , decrease the pressure

• Normal graphic shape

• Missed trigger

Which of the following is a way to analysis and monitoring of gas exchange (Non-invasive) ?

• Pulse oximetry

• Venous oximetry

• ABG

• Capnogram

Answer explanation

Select the correct answer

Capnometers use two different methods to sample the respiratory gases : mainstream and sidestream .

the advantages of mainstream is ?

• had sensors at patient airway

• Ability to measure N2o

• Fast response

• Ability to use with non intubated patients

Capnometers use two different methods to sample the respiratory gases : mainstream and sidestream .

the advantages of sidestream is ?

• Ability to use with non intubated patients

• Fast response

• Sensors at patient airway

• We can use it at PFT lab

Interpret the capnographs

• During CPR

• Hyperventilation

• Hypoventilation

• ROSC

Interpret the capnographs

• Bronchospasm

• Fully obstruction

• During CPR

• ROSC

Interpret the capnographs

• Apnea

• During CPR

• ROSC

• Partial obstruction

Interpret the capnographs

• Bronchospasm ( COPD , Asthma )

• During CPR

• Hypoventilation

• ROSC

Interpret the wave form and what’s your action as a RT ?

• Long Ti , decrease Ti

• Auto-PEEP

• Flow hunger

• Short Ti , increase Ti