PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rai, Hardeep S
AU  - Boehm, Justin K
AU  - Stoller, James K
TI  - Biphasic Capnogram in a Single-Lung Transplant Recipient: A Case Report
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.02797
DP  - 2014 Jul 15
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - respcare.02797
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2014/07/10/respcare.02797.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2014/07/10/respcare.02797.full
AB  - Capnography is a graphic representation of the carbon dioxide concentration in the airways plotted against time. We report an unusual biphasic-shaped capnogram in a single-lung transplant recipient. In keeping with the only 2 prior reports of which we are aware, we ascribe the unusual biphasic pattern to differential emptying of the native and transplanted lungs. This experience reminds respiratory clinicians of the value of capnometry as a monitoring tool and hopefully will heighten awareness regarding the diagnostic value of usual and unusual capnographic patterns.