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PA pressure monitoring is used to assess ?
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R sided intracardiac pressure
L sided intracardiac pressures CO mixed venous saturation |
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when a PA balloon is inflated and wedged it reflects ?
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LVEDV--left ventricular end diastolic vol
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indications for PA pressure monitoring
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Major heart surg
ventric dysfunction chf severe valvular disease conduction disturbances requiring pacing CABG AAA liver or lung transplant shock states burns over lg body surface area |
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pressures in the RA
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20 cm h2o
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pressure in RV
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30-35cm h2o
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pressure in PA
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40-45cm h2o
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PCW pressure
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50-55cm h2o
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complication of PA pressure monitoring
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cardiac dysrythmias
catheter knotting or kinking RA,RV rupture PA rupture pneumothorax pulm infarction bacterial endocarditis |
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normal pressures during PA catheter insertion (R IJ approach)
RV systolic/diastolic |
RV-systolic--15-25mmhg
RV--diastolic--1-8mmhg |
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normal pressures during PA catheter insertion (R IJ approach)
PA systolic/diastolic |
systolic--15-25mmhg
diastolic--8-15mmhg |
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normal pressures during PA catheter insertion (R IJ approach)
PCWP systolic/diastolic |
6-12mmhg
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PCWP=?
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LVEDV
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