ETCO2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the indications for use of ETCO2 monitoring? | Overdose, Anesthsia, Respiratory patients (asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, COPD) |
What is the normal range for ETCO2? | 30-43 |
What can increase ETCO2 levels? | pain, hyperthermia, shivering, airway obstruction. |
What can decrease ETCO2 levels? | Hypothermia, Cardiopulmonary arrest, PE |
What can cause a sudden decrease to zero? | PE, dislodged ET tube, complete ariway obstructions, intubation |
Notify the doctor if the ETCO2 is | greater than 45 or less than 26 or 10% increas or decrease |
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carpenterdm
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