Week 4--Hemodynamic monitoring Flashcards
1
Q
Hemodynamic Monitoring is used for …..
A
assessing cardiovascular function in the client who is critically ill or unstable.
Main goal: to evaluate cardiac and circulatory function and the response to interventions
2
Q
Hemodynamic status is assessed with several parameters
A
C-entral Venous Pressure (CVP) P-ulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) P-ulmonary artery Wedge Pressure (PAWP) C-ardiac Output I-ntra-arterial blood pressure
3
Q
Difference between “DIRECT” and “INDIRECT / DERIVED” parameters
A
DIRECT –obtained straight from the monitoring device (i.e, Heart rate, arterial, venous pressures)
INDIRECT/ Derived –calculated using the direct data
(i.e, cardiac index, MAP, stroke volume)