Re: Pulse Oximetry
annette (nete1(AT)midwest.net)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:15:38 -0500
At 11:23 AM 10/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
>At 07:10 AM 10/21/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hi Cindy,
>>
>>Our daughter does NOT have a pulse oximeter. None of the trach-vent
>>children managed by Peds Pulmonary Medicine at CHW have pulse oximetry for
>>home care. Every decision is determined by visual/clinical assessment.
>>
>>Most of the children with CCHS nationally do have both pulse oximetry and
>>capnometers for home use. Personally, I'd like a capnometer because
>>Kristen frequently retains CO2 but doesn't drop her O2 sats. Our nurses
>>are very good at differientating hypoxia and hypercarbia by clinical
>>assessment.
>>
>>The CCHS families that have both monitoring systems find them to be very
>>reliable when compared to blood gases and/or a second monitor. Capnometers
>>do need to be calibrated prior to each use.
>>
>>
>>Joanne Kocourek
>>The University of Chicago
>>jskocour(AT)midway.uchicago.edu
>>
>>
>Hi Joanne,
>
> For those of us who are not familiar with the above devices, could
>you describe them? I know when I enter the hospital they clip a device on
>one of my fingers which is supposed to measure the amount of oxygen in my
>blood. Is this one of the devices you are talking about?
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>Dan
>drv(AT)ici.net
Joanne..
Could you do me a favor? Could you briefly explain hypoxia and
hypercarbia. You know I hear the doctor throw these terms around when in
the hospital's ICU..but I am always to sick to ask for terminology. Then
when I am feeling great those terms are not used.
Annette Hanna
nete1(AT)midwest.net