Advanced Pulmonary Assessment Use of Capnography and Oximetry: Beyond the Basics
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Speaker:
Tom Ahrens, PhD, RN, FAAN
Founder, Viven Health, Inc.
Michael H. Ackerman DNS, RN, CENP, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP
Professor of Clinical Nursing
The Ohio State University
Description:
Capnography has the unique ability to aid clinicians in assessing both ventilation and blood flow. Oximetry can identify threats to pulmonary function. In this webinar, a review of the physiology that allows PetCO2 and SpO2 to monitor ventilation, perfusion and lung function is presented. The emphasis in this webinar is using capnography to prevent over-sedation and monitoring of blood flow, while oximetry is used to warn of impending respiratory dysfunction. The use of these two technologies can be argued to be the most important vital signs available to the nurse and respiratory therapist.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity, the participant will be able to:
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Discuss how capnography can reflect a patient at risk for over-sedation
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Discuss how the reason why capnography is a rapid assessment of inadequate ventilation and perfusion
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Describe how oximetry (pulse) is able to identify threats to pulmonary function
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Describe how SpO2 can be used in COVID patients