Hemodynamic Monitoring reduced Flashcards
Minimal Standard Monitors
1 .Electrocardiogram (HR and rhythm)
- Blood pressure
- Precordial stethoscope
- Pulse oximetry
- Oxygen analyzer
- End tidal carbon dioxide
document q5 min minimum
Minimal Standard - On Graphic Display
- Electrocardiogram
- Blood pressure
- Heart rate
- Ventilation status
- Oxygen saturation
continuous display
precordial sthetoscope
a stethoscope that is placed on the chest (just the bell part) that is attached to tubing with an ear piece on the other end
used for continuously listen to breath sounds and heart tones throughout the case.
You can quickly pick up on changes in patient condition (loss of breath sounds, loss of heart tones, etc).
used in peds 100% of the time
esophageal sthetoscope
used for continuous assessment of a pt’s breath sounds and health sounds
placed inside of the ETT - pt has to be intubated
28-30 cm into the esophagus
EKG
what is it? what it is not?
Recording of electrical activity of the heart
does NOT tell you about circulation
NOT a pulse rate monitor
EKG - what do you use it for?
- – Detect arrhythmias
- – Monitor heart rate
- – Detect ischemia
- – Detect electrolyte changes
- – Monitor pacemaker function
5 Principle ECG Indicators of Acute Ischemia
- ST segment elevation , ≥1mm
- T wave inversion
- Development of Q waves
- ST segment depression, flat or downslope of ≥1mm
- Peaked T waves
Lead I, AVL, V1-V4
Anterior wall ischemia (left coronary artery)
Lead V1-V4
Anterioseptal ischemia
Lead I, AVL, V5-V6
Lateral wall ischemia
(circumflex branch of left coronary artery)
Lead II, III, AVF
(Posterior)/ Inferior wall ischemia
(right coronary artery)
How far is an esophageal stethoscope inserted into the esophagus?
28-30cm.
This allows us to hear heart sounds and BS internally.
What are precordial and esophageal stethoscopes useful for?
Continuous assessment of heart and breath sounds.
Very sensitive monitor for bronchospasm and changes in pediatric patients
How often should we have a regular stethoscope available?
At all times
What 4 general things are continually evaluated?
Oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature
Considerations in deciding what type of monitoring to use
1) Indication
2) Risk/benefit
3) Complications
4) Alternatives
5) Cost
6) Skill level
Types of hemodynamic monitoring used
EKG, BP (NIBP and IABP), CVP, PAP, PCWP, TEE, stethoscope
What can the EKG tell you?
- Heart rate
- arrhythmias
- Ischemia
- electrolyte imbalances
- pacemaker function
Aspects of the 3 Lead EKG
Electrodes used: RA, LA, LL
Leads: I, II, III
Number of views of the heart: 3
Aspects of the 5 lead EKG
Electrodes used: RA, LA, RL, LL, chest
Leads: I, II III, AVL, AVR, AVF, V lead
Number of views of the heart: 7
Posterior / inferior wall ischemia is seen in these leads and is due to a blockage in this artery
II, III, AVF
Right coronary
Lateral wall ischemia is seen in these leadsand is due to a blockage in this artery
I, AVL, V5-6
Left circumflex coronary artery
Anterior wall ischemia is seen in these leadsand is due to a blockage in this artery
I, AVL, V1-4
Left coronary artery
Anterioseptal wall ischemia is seen in these leads and is due to a blockage in this artery
V1-4
Left anterior descending coronary artery
Value of the length and width of each EKG box
0.1mV and 0.04s
How to calculate HR based on EKG lead
1500/# boxes between R waves
How should the gain be set in order to accurately assess the ST segment?
At standardization (1mV signal gives a rise of 10mm).
This setting also fixes the ratio of the QRS complex to the ST segment size so that a 1mm change in the ST segment can be accurately assessed.
If the wrong gain setting is used, ST changes may be under or over-diagnosed.
What filtering mode should the EKG be on for accurate ST assessment?
Diagnostic mode.
Filtering out the low end of frequency bandwith (which can happen on monitor mode) can lead to ST distortion (either elevation OR depression)
This part of BP correlates to the point of the most demand on the heart
SBP
The pulse pressure changes as you move from where to where
From the central arterial system to the periphery.
The pulse pressure widens due to wave reflections in the vasculature.
These factors can cause a falsely high NIBP reading
- Cuff too small
- cuff below the level of the heart
- loose cuff
- arterial stiffness (HTN, PVD)
These factors can cause a falsely low NIBP reading
- Cuff too large
- cuff above the level of the heart
- poor tissue perfusion
- deflation is too rapid
Fals NIBP reading can also occur with
- Cardiac dysrhythmia
- tremors/shivering
- improper cuff placement
This type of NIBP reading only gives you SBP
Palpation.
It measures the return of arterial pulse during deflation.
This is simple, inexpensive, and underestimates the SBP.
This NIBP reading only gives you SBP but measures it fairly reliably
Doppler.
Measures it by a shift in frequency of sound waves that is reflected by RBCs moving through an artery.
This NIBP method estimates both SBP and DBP
Auscultation with a sphygmomanometer.
Measures BP by auscultation Karotkoff sounds created by turbulent blood flow though the artery created by the mechanical deformation from the BP cuff.
This method is unreliable in patients with HTN.
Rate of a-line upstroke tells you about
Contractility