Monitoring Devices

Question 1

Central Venous Pressure Catheter

Answer 1

Measuring pressures in right atrium or superior vena cava

Evaluates right ventricular function, right atrial filling pressure, and circulating blood volume.

Question 2

Indwelling right atrial catheter

Answer 2

AKA Hickman
Inserted through cephalic or internal jugular vein into superior vena cava and right atrium
Long term administrations of substances into venous system.

Question 3

Pulmonary artery catheter

Answer 3

AKA Swan-Ganz
Inserted through a vein into pulmonary artery
Continuous measurements of pulmonary artery pressure
Avoid excessive movements of head neck and extremities

Question 4

Arterial Line

Answer 4

Measure BP, obtain blood samples

More accurate