CENTRAL VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE (CVAD) Flashcards
(CVAD)
CENTRAL VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE
CENTRAL VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE (CVAD)
● __________, consists of tubing inserted into a __________ or ________
Indwelling line,
main vein or artery
Used primarily for administering fluids and medications,
monitoring pressures, and drawing blood
○ Central venous catheter
○ Implanted port
○ Peripherally inserted catheter
(CVC)
Central venous catheter
CENTRAL VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE (CVAD)
● Indwelling line, consists of tubing inserted into a main vein or
artery
● Used primarily for administering fluids and medications,
monitoring pressures, and drawing blood
○ Central venous catheter
○ Implanted port
○ Peripherally inserted catheter
(PICC)
Peripherally inserted central catheter
central line
Central venous catheter (CVC)
Indwelling line, consists of tubing inserted into a main vein or
artery
● Used primarily for administering fluids and medications,
monitoring pressures, and drawing blood
○ Central venous catheter
○ Implanted port
○ Peripherally inserted catheter
CENTRAL VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE (CVAD)
Central venous catheter (CVC) or central
line
➢Line inserted into a large vein such as
______ and advanced into the ________-
subclavian
superior vena cava
➢surgically implanted disk-shaped:
chamber attached to the indwelling
line
➢Placed on the upper chest just
below the collarbone
- Implanted port
. Implanted port surgically implanted disk-shaped:
chamber attached to the indwelling
line
where is . Implanted port placed
Placed on the upper chest just
below the collarbone
Line inserted into a vein in an extremity and threaded into
a main vein leading to the heart
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
Central Vascular Access Devices:
Central Vascular Catheter
Implanted Port
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
