Calculating Tidal Volume

[Coop]

My god, I'm such a geek --I actually UNDERSTOOD the above --and I found it funny!

Best,

--Coop

[tniuqs]

My god, I'm such a geek --I actually UNDERSTOOD the above --and I found it funny!

Best,

--Coop

Your not a geek you just like stuff...

Hey did you hear the one about the di-sulfide bond that walks into a bar?

Yah you probably did.

cheers

[hammerpcp]

Thanks guys. Very helpful indeed. :love5:

[Spock]

I was going to add my two cents worth until I read tniugs posting. Nothing to add because it was covered quite thoroughly. I would just emphasize that you should use your capnography to gauge the effectiveness of your ventilations. I always shoot for an ETCO2 in the low 30's. Normal PaCO2 is 35-45 mmHg and there is a gradient between the two with ETCO2 0-5 mmHg lower than PaCO2. This difference is a reflection of alveolar dead space and can vary greatly especially in patients with lung disease. The only way to know the actual gradient for each patient is to send an ABG and compare the two. Easy in the hospital but not in the ambulance.

I haven't thought of molecular shells in a very long time. My head is starting to spin and it isn't the Guinness.

Live long and prosper.

Spock

[Dustdevil]

Okay, I'll bite. I can't believe that nobody else has asked this.

How do we determine a patient's ideal body weight?

[AZCEP]

Wait, wait, wait, I know this one.

That's how much of them we want to pick up, right?

[tniuqs]

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT, HAMWI Method

Female:

First 5 ft (154cm) = 100 lbs (45.5 kg)

Add 5 lbs per additional inch

or add 0.9 kg per additional cm

Male:

First 5 ft (154cm) = 106 lbs (48.5 kg)

Add 6 lbs per additional inch

or add 1.1 kg per additional cm.

So in a perfect world a 6 ft man should ideally wieght 172 lbs or 78.01 kgs.

Now...stand away from the Big MACs yall.