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Physics of capnography

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Physical Methods of Carbon dioxide Measurement

 

Factors Affecting IR Spectrography

  1. Atmospheric Pressure
  2. Nitrous Oxide
  3. Oxygen
  4. Water Vapor
  5. Inhalational Agents
  6. Response Time

 

Chemical Method of Carbon dioxide Measurement

Types of Capnographs

  1. Main-stream Capnographs
  2. Side-stream Capnographs

Recent advances in technology

  1. Microstream technology for side-stream sensors
  2. Main-stream sensors
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