Monitoring Devices Flashcards
1
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Central Venous Pressure Catheter
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Measuring pressures in right atrium or superior vena cava
Evaluates right ventricular function, right atrial filling pressure, and circulating blood volume.
2
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Indwelling right atrial catheter
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AKA Hickman
Inserted through cephalic or internal jugular vein into superior vena cava and right atrium
Long term administrations of substances into venous system.
3
Q
Pulmonary artery catheter
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AKA Swan-Ganz
Inserted through a vein into pulmonary artery
Continuous measurements of pulmonary artery pressure
Avoid excessive movements of head neck and extremities
4
Q
Arterial Line
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Measure BP, obtain blood samples
More accurate
