What can be assessed using EtCO2 for patients with COPD?
The COPD patient is especially sensitive to changes in arterial CO2 (PaCO2). It is critical that these patients not receive too much Oxygen and that their CO2 be kept within a range that will allow them a therapeutic drive to breath. The COPD patient will show changes in the shape of their waveforms in response to bronchodilator therapy.