Test 3 Flashcards
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Your intubated patient just had a central venous line placed & you notice increased PIP on the ventilator, what is likely the problem?
The patient has a PNEUMOTHORAX, they need a chest tube.
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Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is also known as ______.
Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP)
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_________ are commonly used to determine overall fluid balance.
CVP and PAOP
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What is the primary indication for hemodynamic monitoring?
The management of critically ill patients who demonstrate evidence of compromised cardiovascular function.
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Hemodynamic measuring can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening conditions such as: (9)
- Shock
- Heart failure
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Complicated myocardial infarction
- ARDS
- Chest trauma
- Severe burn injury
- Severe dehydration
- After cardiac surgery
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What are some examples of invasive hemodynamic measuring?
- Systemic arterial pressure
- Central venous pressure
- Pulmonary artery pressure
- Arterial and mixed-venous blood gases
- Cardiac output
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The outputs of the right and left ventricle are ultimately influenced by what four factors?
- Heart rate
- Preload
- Contractility
- Afterload
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Heart rates can range from _________ in a normal healthy adult.
50-200 bpm
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The filling pressure of the ventricle at the end of ventricular diastole.
Preload
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How is preload estimated?
Measuring end-diastolic pressures (EDPs)
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The amount of blood present in the ventricle at the end of ventricular diastole depends on _____.
The level of venous return and the compliance of the ventricle.
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Which of the following reflects the length of ventricular muscle fibers and thus the ability of these fibers to generate the necessary tension in the next ventricular contraction?
a. Afterload
b. Preload
c. Contractility
d. None of the above
b. Preload
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This principle states in most basic terms that the heart pumps what it receives.
Frank-Starling mechanism
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The force that the ventricles generates during each cardiac cycle.
Contractility
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How can contractility be measured?
By using the EF (ejection fraction)
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The impendance that the left and right ventricles must overcome to eject blood in the great vessels.
Afterload
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________ is used to describe the afterload that the left ventricle must overcome to eject blood into the systemic circulation.
Systemic Vascular Resistance
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________ is used to describe the afterload that the right ventricle must overcome to eject blood into the pulmonary circulation.
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
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What is the normal values for CVP and what is the measurement used for?
2-6 mm Hg, used to estimate right ventricular preload; also for drug and fluid administration
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What are some associated problems with inserting a pulmonary artery catheter in the internal jugular?
- Pneumothorax
- Hemothorax
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What are some associated problems with inserting a pulmonary artery catheter in the subclavian?
- Severe thrombocytopenia (difficulty to control bleeding)
- Pneumothorax (more frequently than with internal jugular)
- Hemothorax
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What are some associated problems with inserting a pulmonary artery catheter in the femoral?
- Phlebitis
- Catheter tip may migrate with movement of the leg
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What are some associated problems with inserting a pulmonary artery catheter in the antecubital (elbow)? (3)
- Phlebitis
- Catheter tip may migrate with movement of the arm
- Difficult site for catheter advancement
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The standard adult pulmonary artery catheter is ____ cm in length.
110
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The standard adult pulmonary artery catheter is available in what two sizes?
7 & 8
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Catheters placed in the _____________ are generally called central venous lines.
- Right atria
- Vena cava
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_________ in any patient with a intravascular line should alert the clinician to infectious complications.
Fever
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Direct measurement of the systemic arterial pressure requires the insertion of a catheter into a ______.
Peripheral artery, such as the radial, brachial or femoral arteries
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What must be performed before a radial artery catheter is inserted?
Modified Allens Test
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
What is the most common cause of decreased perfusion?
Thrombus formation, which occludes the catheter tip
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What is the formula?
Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP)
(Systolic pressure + Diastolic pressure) divided by 3.
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What is the normal range?
Stroke Volume
60-100 mL
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What is the normal range?
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure
10-20 mm Hg
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What is the normal range and what is the measurement used for?
PAOP/PCWP
5-12 mm Hg, used to estimate left ventricular filling and preload.
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What is the normal range?
Cardiac Output
4-8 L/min
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What is the normal range?
PvO2
40 mm Hg
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What is the normal range?
PaO2
80-100
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What are some pathological conditions that are associated with increased PVR?
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary embolus
- Congestive heart failure
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Does inhaled nitric oxide increase or decrease PVR and PA systolic pressures?
Dilates the pulmonary vasculature, decreasing PVR and PA systolic pressures.
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The volume of blood that is pumped by the heart per minute and is usually expressed as L/min or mL/min
Cardiac Output
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The volume of blood pumped by the heart per beat is usually expressed as L/beat or mL/beat.
Stroke Volume
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What are some reasons why you would see an elevated right atrial pressure? (6)
- Volume overload
- Right ventricular failure
- Tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation
- Cardiac tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Chronic left ventricular failure
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What are some reasons why you would see a low RAP or PAOP?
Hypovalemia
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What are some reasons why you would see an elevated PAOP? (6)
- Volume overload
- Left ventricle failure
- Mitral stenosis or regurgitation
- Cardiac tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
- High PEEP
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Left atrial pressures ranges from ___.
5-12 mm Hg
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RAP and ____ are the same thing!
CVP
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The following factors can increase the risk for infections in patients with arterial lines: (3)
- Insertion of the arterial line by surgical cutdown
- Altered host defense
- Prolonged cannulation (>4 days)
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Risk factors for Catheter-Associated Pulmonary Artery Rupture (6)
- Age >60 years
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Improper balloon inflation
- Improper catheter positioning
- Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
- Anticoagulation therapy
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What is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures called?
Pulse pressure
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An increase in diastolic pressure is associated with _____.
Diastolic pressure is affected by vascular tone.
Vasoconstriction
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An decrease in diastolic pressure is associated with _____.
Diastolic pressure is affected by vascular tone.
Vasodilation
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The resting heart rate of a healthy adult is typically ___.
60-100 bpm
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Bradycardia is associated with _________ in parasympathetic tone and _____________ in sympathetic tone.
Bradycardia is associated with increases in parasympathetic tone and decreases in sympathetic tone.
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Tachycardia is associated with _________ in parasympathetic tone and _____________ in sympathetic tone.
Tachycardia is associated with decreases in parasympathetic tone and increases in sympathetic tone.
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Increases in afterload are generally associated with _______ in cardiac output.
a. Increases
b. Decreases
b. Decreases in cardiac output
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Decreases in afterload are associated with _________ in cardiac output.
Increases
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What two things leads to an increase in PVR and SVR?
Systemic and pulmonary hypertension
In both cases, the CO will be reduced.
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Administering a systemic ____________ will reduce SVR and result in an increase in CO.
Vasodilator
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Administering a pulmonary ____________ will reduce PVR and result in an increase in CO.
Vasodilator
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Why is the radial artery the most commonly used site systemic arterial catheterization?
Easy accessibility and collateral circulation to the hand from the ulnar artery.
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Prolonged or frequent flushing of the arterial line should be avoided because ____.
This can lead to the inadvertent administration of large amounts of flush volume to the patient
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
What should be suspected when pallor distal to the insertion site occurs?
Distal ischemia, particularly if it accompanied by pain and paresthesia in the affected limb.
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An decrease in diastolic pressure is associated with _____.
Vasodilation
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What are the two techniques that can be done to insert a systemic arterial catheter?
- Percutaneous technique
- Surgical cut down technique
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
The catheter should be percutaneously inserted at what degree angle?
Approximately 30-degree angle
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
Maintenance of the arterial line requires the use of a ____.
Continuous pressurized flush mechanism to irrigate the catheter with a heparinized solution at a low flow (2-3 mL/h).
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
The catheter is removed if there is evidence of ___.
Local infection or the presence of distal ischemia.
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Difficulty withdrawing blood or persistence of damped tracings should alert the clinician to possible complications like ___.
The presence of air bubbles in the line or occlusion of the catheterized artery.
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Systemic Artery Catheterization
_______ is a distinct possibility if the line is left open.
Hematoma
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During ____________ or _________, when the triscuspid valve is closed, the pressure measured in the right atrium or vena cava reflects the RAP.
Ventricular systole or atrial diastole
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At the end of _______ and ________, when the triscuspid valve is open, the pressure measured in the right atrium reflects the RVP.
Ventricular diastole and atrial systole
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Pressure measurements are usually performed during which phase of the respiratory cycle? The transducer is zeroed at the level of the _____.
Exhalation when the patient is supine. The transducer is zeroed at the level of the right atrium.
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CVP catheters are usually inserted percutaneously into a large central vein such as:
- Internal jugular
- Peripherally through the medial basilic or lateral cephalic vein
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What are the most common problems encountered with the insertion of the CVP catheters? (6)
1. Pneumothorax is the most common complication!!!
2. Hemothorax
3. Vessel damage
4. Infection
5. Thrombosis
6. Bleeding
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How is the placement of a CVP catheter usually confirmed?
Radiography
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The balloon-tipped, flow-directed catheter is also referred to as ____.
Swan-Ganz catheter or PAC (pulmonary artery catheter)
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Remember that the french size (7 or 8) divided by ____ equals the external diameter of the catheter in millimeters.
Pi, 3.14
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Both adult and pediatric catheters are marked at ___ increments.
10-cm
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
A pressurized flush must run through catheter at a rate of ________ to prevent clot formation within the catheter’s lumen.
1-5 mL/h
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
A triple-lumen catheter can be used to measure ___.
Right atrial pressures and for administering IV medications.
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Thermodilution catheters incorporate a thermistor connector, which contains electrical wires that connect to a thermistor approximately ______ from the tip of the catheter.
1.5 inches (3cm)
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
When measuring CO using the thermodilution technique, __________ is injected through the catheter’s third (proximal) lumen, which is positioned at the level of the right atrium.
a bolus of saline or 5% dextrose (cold or room temperature)
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
How is CO measured using the thermodilution technique?
Change in temperature sensed by the thermistor near the tip of the catheter as the injected saline mixes with the patient’s pulmonary blood flow.
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Positioning the catheter can be accomplished by ____.
Fluoroscopy or by monitoring the pressure tracings generated as the catheter is slowly advanced into the right side of the heart and PA.
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The mean PAOP may exceed the PA diastolic pressure in patients with ____.
Mitral stenosis or mitral regurgitation
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A wide pulse pressure is associated with __.
Increased SV and decreased arterial compliance
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A narrow pulse pressure is associated with ___.
Decreased SV and increased arterial compliance
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Loss of respiratory fluctuations may indicate that ___.
- The stopcock is closed between th catheter
- The pressure transducer or the tube is kinked
- Blood clot or air is present in the tubing.
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
It is important inflate the balloon to avoid endocardial or PA damage. What is the balloon volume for adults?
1.5 mL.
The catheter is slowly advanced until it wedges into a small PA.
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What are the causes of infection?
Nonsterile technique or irritation of the wound
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a air embolism?
Air entering vessel during insertion
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a access vessel?
Irritation of vessel by catheter or nonsterile insertion technique or phlebitis
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What are the causes of cardiac arrhythmias?
- PAC
- PVC
- V tach
- V fib
- A flutter
- A fib
Heart valve or endocardium irritation by the catheter
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a pulmonary infarction? (4)
- Overinflation of catheter balloon
- Prolonged wedging
- Clots formed in or near the catheter
- Catheter advancement into a small artery
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a damped waveform? (6)
- Air in line
- Clot in the system
- Kinks in line
- Catheter tip against vessel wall
- Overwedging
- Blood on the transducer
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of catheter whip or fling?
- High CO
- Abnormal vessel diameter
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a pulmonary artery rupture or perforation?
Overinflation of catheter balloon
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of a balloon rupture - air embolism?
Loss of catheter balloon elasticity or overinflation
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Complications associated with PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
What is the cause of catheter knotting?
Excessive catheter movement
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______ is most often associated with prolonged duration of catheterization because the balloon will typically lose its elasticity with exposure to blood.
Balloon rupture
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PAC (pulmonary artery catheterization)
It is important that the balloon is inflated for only 15-30 secs when measured PAOP, particularly in patients with ______.
Pulmonary hypertension
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What is the normal range systolic pressure for adults?
90 to 140 mm Hg
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What is the normal range diastolic pressure for adults?
60 to 90 mm Hg
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What is the normal range mean arterial pressure for adults?
70 to 100 mm Hg
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It is generally accepted that systemic hypertension exists when _________.
- Systolic pressure is greater than 140 mm Hg
- Diastolic pressure is greater than 90 mm Hg
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Systemic hypotension is associated with ___.
- Systolic pressures less than 100 mm Hg
- Diastolic pressures less than 60 mm Hg
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The typical adult can maintain an adequate CO at heart rates of ___.
40-50 beats/min as long as SV increases proportionally.
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Does systemic pressures increase or decrease as the site moves away from the heart?
Increases
More evident in young children than adults.
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What is the normal range?
Oxygen Consumption (VO2)
200-300 mL/min
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What is the normal range?
Oxygen Transport (DO2)
500-1000 mL/min
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What is the normal range?
Stroke Index (SI)
35-55 mL/beat
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What is the normal range?
Cardiac index
2.5-4 L/min/m2
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How is it measured?
PAOP (pulmonary artery occlusion pressure)
Measured from PA catheter in the occlusion position (balloon inflated)
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What is the normal range and how is measured?
PAP
Systolic: 15-35 mm Hg
Diastolic: 5-15 mm Hg
Measured from PA catheter
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What is the normal range and what is it used for?
MPAP (mean pulmonary artery pressure)
10-20 mm Hg, used to calculate PVR
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Identification of the right ventricular pressure waveform during continuous monitoring indicates that the catheter has slipped into the right ventricle. How would reposition it back in the PA?
Reinflating the balloon and allowing blood flow to carry the catheter back into the PA.
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The balloon should be inflated for short periods when measuring ___.
PAOP
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What are some reasons why you would see an elevated RAP or PAOP?
Hypervolemia or ventricular failure
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What plays an important role in the assessment of pulmonary hydrostatic pressure in the formation of pulmonary edema?
PAOP
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The finding of bilateral infiltrates on a CXR and a PAOP greater than 25 mm Hg suggests the presence of ________ resulting from _____.
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema resulting from left-sided heart failure.
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The finding of bilateral infiltrates on a CXR with a normal PAOP would indicate ___.
Presence of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and suggests the presence of ARDS.
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With spontaneous breathing, the intraplueral pressure decreases during inspiration, causing the PA wave pattern to ___.
Descend
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With spontaneous exhalation, the intraplueral pressure increases causing the PA wave pattern to ___.
Rise
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PA pressure is measured during which phase of the respiratory cycle?
End expiration
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What have been shown to minimize the hemodynamic effects of positive intrathoracic pressure and help maintain right heart preload and cardiac output?
Lower mean inspiratory pressures present with IMW and PSV
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What ventilator mode decreases cardiac index and thus DO2?
Pressure control inverse ratio ventilation (PC-IRV)
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What can produce erroneously elevated pressure readings?
Use of PEEP, either applied or inadvertent, a levels greater than 15 cm H2O