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States Contraindications
and Relative Contraindications
of procedure.
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| Preparation |
| Clinical Standards for Procedures and Interventions. |
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| Verifies provider order or protocol; reviews chart for indications, goals, contraindications, and recent response to therapy. |
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| Identifies and gathers required equipment: capnograph/capnometer, appropriate sampling line (nasal/oral cannula or inline adaptor), monitor with alarm limits. |
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| Calibrates and warms the capnograph sensor according to manufacturer's instructions to ensure accurate baseline measurements prior to patient connection. |
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| Assessment |
| Assesses Vital Signs. |
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| Assesses indication (airway verification, ventilation monitoring, sedation monitoring) and baseline ventilation/perfusion status. |
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| Implementation |
| Connects sampling line or inline sensor; confirms waveform and numeric ETCO2 values. |
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| Verifies proper placement of airway devices using sustained ETCO2 waveform. |
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| Sets alarm limits and trends ETCO2 to evaluate ventilation and perfusion changes. |
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| Monitoring & Modifications |
| Monitors patient tolerance, work of breathing, and oxygenation/ventilation response during the intervention. |
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| Correlates device ETCO2 values with arterial blood gas PaCO2 measurements to assess accuracy, determine the PaCO2 -ETCO2 gradient, and evaluate trends in CO2 elimination. |
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| Post-Intervention |
| Post-Intervention Management Steps. |
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