Capnography

Re: Capnography

dinkyd — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:10:34 GMT

I have found www.capnography.com a useful website.

Re: Capnography

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:49:19 GMT

Maybe you could draw the wave length for me to get a better idea of what it looks like might be able to help out

Re: Capnography

Michelle Baldwin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:42:05 GMT

Thanx for that but no, the wave was very flat on top - I'm going to recheck the equipment and try again on my next patient!

Re: Capnography

Charlotte Fitzgerald — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:04:40 GMT

Did the capnograph look like a sharks fin at the top? If so this is usually caused by an expiratory problem eg the ET tube could of been partially bloacked making it more difficult for the patient to breath out or it could be a patient problem. This type of pattern can occur in asthmatic cats or dogs with PIF (westie lung disease) where they have resistance when expiring.

Does this make any sense to what you were seeing?

Re: Capnography

Michelle Baldwin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:31:02 GMT

I dont think it needs one on the ET tube, there is a moisture trap connected to the end of the CO2 tubing but I will check that - thanks !

Re: Capnography

Rhiannon Hutton — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:30:56 GMT

Do you use moisture absorbers on your ET tubes? Apparently moisture from the patient can damage the device and cause inaccurate readings. Ours if off being repaired at the moment for that reason! We were never told when we got the machine so had been using it for 3 years witout the moisture absorbers! Oops!