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capnograph /cap·no·graph/ (-graf″) a system for monitoring the concentration of exhaled carbon dioxide.

capnograph

[kap′nəgraf′]

Etymology: Gk, kapnos, smoke, graphein, to record

an instrument used in anesthesia, intensive care, and respiratory therapy to produce a capnogram, a tracing that shows the concentration of carbon dioxide in each exhaled breath. It is used to monitor the adequacy of mechanical ventilation. Also called capnogram.

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capnogram			Nonin Medical's easy-to-use RespSense[TM] tabletop capnograph features proven MedAir[TM] FtCO2 technology for continuous monitoring, as well as simple EtCO2 spot-checks. New tabletop capnograph by FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine The completed study (American Journal of Critical Care, March 2006) demonstrated equivalent performance of the colormetric device and the capnograph. Baxter excellence in patient safety award by AACN News The capnograph is considered the gold standard, but remember that during CPR the carbon Dioxide released from the lungs may be minimal and so there could be a false negative reading. An approach to the difficult airway: a for airway is the top of any ... by Saffy, Pat / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD			capillary vein capillus capistration capit- capita capital capital budgeting Capital Punishment capitate capitate bone capitation capitatum capitellum capitium capitonnage capitular capitulum capitulum of the humerus Caplan lesion Caplan's syndrome caplet capn- Capnocytophaga Capnocytophaga canimorsus sp nov capnogram capnograph capnography capnometer capnometry capnophilic capon caponization caponizing capotement Capoten Capparis spinosa Capparis tomentosa capped elbow Capped Hock Capper cappie capping capping, direct pulp capping, indirect pulp capping, pulp CAPPP Capra caprate Capreolus capreolus capreomycin capreomycin sulfate			CAPMAR CAPMAS CAPMC CAPMI CAPMON CAPMR CAPMS CAPMT CAPMU CAPN Capn crunch capn- CAPNA CAPNAH CAPNC CAPNE CAPNI CAPNM CAPNOC Capnocytophaga Capnocytophaga Capnocytophaga Capnocytophaga canimorsus Capnocytophaga canimorsus Capnocytophaga canimorsus sp nov Capnograf capnogram capnograph Capnography Capnography Head-Up Tilt Test Capnoides sempervirens Capnomancy Capnometer Capnometric Recirculation Gas Tonometry Capnometry Capnomor capnophilic capo capo capo capo Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count Capo Distria, John Capo Passero Capo tasto Capo tasto capo tastos capo tastos Capo Verde Capo Verde CAPOC CAPOC CAPOC(A) Capoch Capodimonte Capodistria CAPOE capoeira

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