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EMCrit 342 - More Cardiac Arrest Mastery with PO Berve - Pre-Tidal CO2

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CPR Oscillations

In a patient with no thoracic issues going on, we talk about instead of a rise, a nice flat wave, and then a drop, we have these CPR oscillations. They almost look like Bart Simpson's hair or a crown that's very spiky, right? Throughout the entire plateau. And those downs could be all the way down to zero depending on CPR efficacy. So you have to look at the max value in that plateau. That should be what you consider your end title. But there's two new wrinkles here that I want you to explain because they're complicated. There's inter-thoracic airway closure and there's thoracic distension. This

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