Tag Martin Krause MD

Blood pressure disturbances

1 What blood pressure value is considered hypertensive? The definitions for blood pressure (BP) categories changed in 2017 according to the guidelines released by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology. A normal BP is less than 120/80 mm Hg.…

Capnography

1 What is capnometry? Capnometry is a monitor which detects and measures expired carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Capnometry can be qualitative where the device changes color when CO 2 is detected, or quantitative where the device measures the expired…