Capnography

There are plenty of excellent online resources for learning about capnography, so we’re not going to try and recreate them.  However, here are some great links to get you going:

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A basic introduction to capnography by Dr Rowan Duys:

Visit the  free capnography tutorial and then take the interactive quiz hosted by Medtronic, which includes live waveforms.

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You can use these capnography resources:

Some important waveforms

Via KIDocs; origin unknown.  Comment if they are your material, so we can thank you!

 

Dynamic waveforms

Normal waveform

Apnoea commencing

Bronchospasm/COAD

Bradypnoea/Hypercarbia

Hyperventilation

Hypocapneoa

Hypoventilation

Partial airway obstruction

Rebreathing

Cardiac arrest with CPR

ROSC

Have more good resources?  Suggest them in the comments!

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