Senior Monitor Flashcards
State how a pressure wave is created
A pressure wave is created by cardiac muscular contraction and is transmitted from the vessel or chamber along a closed fluid filled column to a pressure transducer
RA Pressure
A wave2-10
V Wave2-10
mean0-8
RV Pressure
Sys 15-30
EDP 0-8
PA Pressure
Sys 15-30
Dia 5-14
Mean10-22
PCW/LA Pressure
a wave5-15
v wave5-15
Mean4-12
LV Pressure
Sys 90-150
EDP 4-12
AO Pressure
Sys 90-150
Dia 60-90
Mean70-105
Define mean pressure
Mean pressure represents the average pressure driving blood to the bodytissue throughout one cardiac cycle.
Given a method of determining cardiac output, choose when that method is most appropriate
The Fick method is prefered in cases with aortic and mitral regurgitation, and patients with low CO
“a” wave
small pressure wave produced by atrial systole
“x” descent
immediately follows the “a” wave and represents the atrial relaxation.
“c” wave
result partially from upward bulging of the AV valvesearly in ventricular systole.
“x^” descent
is produced by a downward pulling of the septum during ventricular systole.
“v” wave
increasein atrial pressure produced by right atrial filling during concomitant ventricular systole
“y” descent
produced by the opening of the AV valves and emptying of the atria into the ventricles
List the indications for a right heart catheterization
A right heart catheterization is indicated in a patient with a history of dyspnea, valvular heart disease, or intracardiac shunts
List the causes of an elevated PCWP
- LV failure
- Decreased LV compliance
- Mitral stenosis or regurgitation
- Cardiac tamponade/effusion
- Constrictive pericarditis.
- Volume overload.
State the formula for determining mean pressure
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Select or list the complications of a right heart catheterization
Complications of a right heart cath are arrhythmias originating from stimulation of the RVOT, AV block, or RBBB
Define pressure gradient
A pressure gradient is the pressure difference across an area of valvular or vascular obstruction, such as stenosis or an occlusion or a narrowed valve