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Capnography - Exam 1 (Ericksen) Flashcards

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What 3 things does capnography give us information about?

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  • Ventilation
  • metabolism: how effectively CO2 is being produced @ cellular level
  • CV: how effectively the CO2 is moving in the vascular system & out of pulmonary system
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General Effects of Hypercarbia

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  1. Respiratory acidosis
  2. increases CBF - increased ICP (vasodilation)
    – chemoreceptors in brainstem to help pt blow off CO2
  3. increases pulmonary vascular resistance (vasoconstricts in the lungs) - increases PA pressures
    – NO PULM HTN
  4. potassium shift from intracellular - intravascular (hyperkalemia)
  5. can be used to get pts to start breathing again
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General Effects of Hypocarbia

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  1. respiratory alkalosis
  2. decreases CBF (low limit of 28mmHg) - vasoconstriction
  3. decrease pulm. vascular resistance (vasodilation in lungs)
  4. potassium shifts into the intracellular space
  5. blunts normal urge to breathe (manual ventialtion or over-breathing)
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What other information can capnography tell us?

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  1. pulmonary blood flow
  2. aerobic metabolism
  3. placement of ETT/LMA
  4. integrity of breathing circuit (leaks, disconnects, sample line leak)
  5. estimates adequacy of CO in CPR
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BOHR equation - what is it calculating?

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  1. physiologic DS (anatomic + alveolar)
  2. Vt
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Anatomic DS:

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  • conducting zones of airway (nose, trachea, bronchi)
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Physiological DS:

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airway DS + alveolar DS

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7 conditions that increase alveolar DS (V/Q mismatching)

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  1. hypovolemia (poor perfusion)
  2. pulmonary HoTN (poor perfusion)
  3. PE - obstructed flow
  4. ventilation of nonvascular airspace (not getting blood)
  5. obstruction of pre-capillary pulm vessels
  6. obstruction of pulmonary circulation by external forces
  7. overdistention of alveoli (PEEP)
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What is capnometry?

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measurement & quantification of inhaled or exhaled CO2 concentrations
* measured w/ capnometer

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What is capnography?

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  • method of CO2 measurement & a graphic display of time
  • detects CO2 breath-breath
  • best method to confirm ETT intubation
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What is time capnography?

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  • pressure vs time plot
  • most common representation of capnometry
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time capnography

High speed

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  • can interpret info breath-breath
  • not looking @ trends
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time capnography

slow speed

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  • looks @ trends
  • expired & inspired trend
  • waveform looks fast
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Side-stream capnography

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  • aspirates gas sample and analyzes away
  • rate of 50-200mL/min
  • most common
  • transport time delay/rise time is slower
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Mainstream capnography

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  • detected in airway @ circuit
  • analyzes gas sample directly in breathing circuit
  • no time delay; rise time faster
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Where is ETCO2 measured @ in the waveform?

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  • end of phase III
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3 Broad causes of Increased PetCO2:

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  1. increased CO2 production & delivery to lungs
  2. decreased alveolar ventilation
  3. equipment malfunction
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increased PetCO2

causes of increased CO2 production & delivery to lungs (8)

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  1. increased metabolic rate
  2. fever
  3. sepsis
  4. seizures
  5. MH
  6. thyrotoxicosis
  7. increased CO - CPR, thyroid problems
  8. bicarb admin - converted to CO2
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increased PetCO2

Causes of decreased alveolar ventilation (6)

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  1. hypoventilation
  2. resp. center depression (drugs)
  3. partial muscle paralysis
  4. NM disease
  5. high spinal anesthesia - knock out resp. drive
  6. COPD
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increased PetCO2

Equipment malfunction causes (4)

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  1. rebreathing - normalish
  2. exhausted CO2 absorber
  3. leak in vent circuit (old vents)
  4. faulty inspiratory/expiratory valve (traps CO2)
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Broad causes of decreased PetCO2

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  1. decreased CO2 production & delivery to the lungs
  2. increased alveolar ventilation
  3. equipment malfunction
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decreased PetCO2

Causes of decreased CO2 production and delivery to lungs (6)

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  1. Hypothermia
  2. pulmonary hypoperfusion (less delivered)
  3. cardiac arrest
  4. PE
  5. hemorrhage
  6. hypotension
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decreased PetCO2

Increased Alveolar Ventilation

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  • Hyperventilation - if we are breathing faster for pt or if the pt is breathing faster
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decreased PetCO2

Equipment Malfunctions (5)

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  1. ventilator disconnect
  2. esophageal intubation
  3. complete airway obstruction
    – laryngospasm, tube plugged
  4. poor sampling - breathing too rapid
  5. leak around endotracheal tube cuff (mixing RA)
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What is the normal difference b/w PaCO2 & ETCO2 (PACO2)?
**5mmHg** * Ex: ETCO2 35mmHg = PaCO2 40mmHg
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Problems that increase the difference b/w PaCO2 & ETCO2 (2)
1. V/Q mismatch (PE, endobronchial intubation) 2. breathing patterns that fail to deliver alveolar gas to the sampling site -- ex: infants/neonates, COPD (bronchi collapse before alveoli empty), bronchospasm
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Problems w/ the capnograph increase the difference b/w ________ & ________.
true ETCO2 & measured ETCO2 * ex: sampling cath leaks, calibration error, side-streaming slow response
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Clinical measurement techniques (ETCO2)
1. IR light absorption - greater CO2 in sample = less IR hitting detector 2. chemical indicator (yellow mellow) -- could still verify esophageal intubation
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What are the capnograph monitor requirements?
1. CO2 reading w/i +/- 12% of actual value 2. Manufacturers disclose interference from ethanol, acetone, halogenated volatiles 3. **must have a high CO2 alarm for inhaled & exhaled CO2 (rebreathing)** 4. **must have an alarm for low exhaled CO2**
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What can we interpret when looking at a time capnogram?
1. CO2 values 2. approximate blood CO2 levels 3. pulmonary blood flow 4. alveolar ventilation
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Differential diagnoses of loss of exhaled CO2 -- things we want to rule out/possible causes
1. esophageal intubation 2. accidental extubation 3. disconnection or failure of sampling/device (leak, failure of sampling pump) 4. apnea (drugs), bronchospasm (loss of exhaled CO2), cardiac arrest
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# Normal Capnograph Phase I
* baseline should be 0mmHg - unless rebreathing * represents exhalation of anatomic DS & apparatus * **essentially no CO2**
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# Normal Capnograph Phase II
* expiratory upstroke * CO2 rich alveolar gas being expired * **sampling of alveolar gases** * normally steep
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# Normal capnograph Phase III:
* plateau phase * representative of CO2 in the alveolus * ventilation heterogeneity - alveoli closing @ diff times * **gives the slight increasing slope**
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# Normal capnograph Phase 0
**sometimes called phase IV** * inspiration of fresh gas - remaining CO2 washed out * downstroke returns to baseline
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# Normal Capnograph Occasional Phase IV
*different from phase 0* * sharp upstroke in PCO2 @ end of phase III * resulting from **closure of lung units w/ lower PCO2** * allows for regions w/ higher CO2 to contribute more to exhaled sample
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Who is the occasional phase IV seen in? Why?
* pregnant & obese * decreased FRC & lung capacity * things are emptying & last little bit goes "pewwww" * **also called phase IV'**
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What is the alpha angle?
* separates phase II & III * 100-110 degrees
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What causes the alpha angle to increase?
* expiratory airflow obstruction * end of the alveoli obstruct & close before emptying * give **shark fin** appearance & the angle widens **COPD, bronchospasm, kinked ETT**
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What is the beta angle?
* separates phase III & 0 * 90 degrees
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What causes the beta angle to increase?
* malfunctioning inspiratory unidirectional valves * rebreathing of CO2 * low Vt w/ rapid RR (fast & shallow)
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Mechanical Ventilation Capnograph
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Spontaneous Ventilation Capnograph
* sometimes see all phases * sometimes see bumps/hills
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Inadequate seal around ETT capnograph
* B angle opens and widens * RA is also entering * Phase III cut short b/c its going out around the lost seal as well
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Faulty Inspiratory Valve Capnograph
* inspiratory valve gets stuck - causes rebreathing of CO2 * expiratory valve can also get stuck * **phase I now starts @ 5-8mmHg instead of 0mmHg** * this capnograph also has the little step up @ the end of phase 0!!!!
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Sample Line Leak Capnograph
* atmospheric air being aspirated into sampling line * dilutes ETCO2 & decreases the value * has a peak that looks like phase IV' **but it is not** * **this capnograph does not reach 40mmHg for phase III**
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Hyperventilation Capnograph
* decrease in ETCO2 * @ least 3 capnographs **decreasing in size or trend going down** * Causes: decreased anesthesia/metabolic acidosis
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Hypoventilation Capnograph
* Increase in ETCO2 * cause: hypoventilation, fever, narcotics * **capnograph waves are getting bigger and trend is going up**
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Airway Obstruction Capnograph
**shark fin** * phase II & III connected * alpha angle pretty much gone (opened up)
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Cardiogenic Oscillations Capnograph
* seen in peds - Heart close to trachea & beating against lungs -- causes emptying @ different times of lung regions * **see at end of exhalation as flow decreases to 0** * age this goes away - depends on anatomy as they get bigger (8-10)
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Rebreathing/Soda Lime Exhaustion Capnograph
* cannot get back to baseline * **this does not have the step up like faulty inspiratory valve** * baseline gets higher & higher * phase 0 does not change - gets as low as it can * **inspiratory baseline higher but valve not broken**
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NMBD wearing off capnograph
* **Curare cleft** * little divot at the end of phase III * can we flip off the vent & let them breathe or do we need to reparalyze?
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Overbreathing Capnograph
* getting mechanical breath but taking own spontaneous breath as well * weaker vs. stronger * can let them breathe - feel bad and give PS by closing APL valve a little * **titrate narcotics to RR**
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Esophageal Intubation Capnograph
* spontaneous looking waveform that goes away * if mechanically ventilated wave that goes away = accidental extubation/kink/self-extubation

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