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ETCO2 - Coggle Diagram
ETCO2
Ranges
Normal = 35mmHg-45mmHg
Above 45mmHg = Hypercapnia
Below 35mmHg = Hypocapnia
How Breathing is measured
Frequency
Amplitude
Wave shape
Duration
ETc02 Phases
Phase 2= Ascending phase/ Co2 starts to register /Trachea
Phase 1 =Beginning of exhalation/Dead Space
Phase 3= End Tidal/ Plateau/Alveolar respiration
Phase 4= Inhalation starts/ Co2 falls sharply
Normal/Steady plateaus/Between 35-45mmHg
Bronchospasm/delay in rising C02 on exhalation due to constriction of bronchus
Hyperventilation/short plateaus/hypocapnia
Hypo-ventilation/long plateaus-wave forms/ hypercapnia
Decreased Respiration's
Elevated CO2/Hypo-ventilation
Increased Respirations
Decreased CO2/Hyper-ventilation