Module 7 Flashcards
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Duties of the anesthesia machine
Deliver Oxygen
Remove CO2
Must deliver inhalation agents & work in a rebreathing system
What are vents in the ICU?
Open circuit that don’t use absorbent & have gas warming & humidification techniques
Ventilator functions to
Remove carbon dioxide
Oxygenation is the
Intake of oxygen
Carbon dioxide elimination is dependent upon
Ventilation, with non CO2 containing gases & the amount of CO2 in the alveoli
The effects of oxygenation are best shown by
The partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood
How is oxygenation improved?
By adding oxygen to the inspired gas
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Physiological dead space is
Anatomical or Alveolar
What is dead space
The volume of ventilated air that doesn’t participate in gas exchange
Total dead space is called
Physiological dead space
What is anatomic dead space
The volume of air that fills the conducting zones of the respiratory airways, including the nose, trachea & bronchi; 30% of tidal volume
What is physiological dead space?
The volume of air ini the respiratory zone that doesn’t participate ini gas exchange
In the health adult, alveolar dead space is
Negligible
When does physiological dead space increase?
In lung disease states, making physiological dead space equal to anatomic dead space
Quantity of carbon dioxide produced dictates
Minute ventilation
What is the only method for eliminating carbon dioxide other than ECMO & cardio pulmonary bypass
Breathing
Spontaneous ventilation is normal conditions results in
PaCO2 of around 40
A normal person produces how much carbon dioxide/min?
200mL
What’s needed to maintained a normal CO2 level
Alveolar ventilation must be 200mLs/min, but anatomic dead space means ventilation must be at least 300mL to maintain 200mL of alveolar ventilation
Is ventilation essential for oxygenation?
No
How much oxygen does a normal adult person consume
250mL/min
When breathing oxygen, the pulmonary represents
Approximately 12 minutes worth of consumption
If connected to an oxygen supply, oxygen is unlimited & survival is limited by
Carbon dioxide accumulation, not hypoxia