Hemodynamic’s

Question 1

What does CVP mean?

Answer 1

Central Venous Pressure

Question 2

What does RA (PAC) stand for?

Answer 2

Right Atrium

Question 3

What does (PAC) stand for?

Answer 3

Pulmonary Arterial Catheter

Question 4

What does PA (PAC) stand for?

Answer 4

Pulmonary arterial pressure

Question 5

What does PAOP/wedge (PAC) stand for?

Answer 5

Pulmonary aortic obstructive pressure, pulmonary capillary wedge (Left ventricular preload)

Question 6

What does SV stand for?

Answer 6

Stroke volume

Question 7

What does Ci stand for?

Answer 7

Cardiac Index “Cardiac output”

Question 8

What does EF mean?

Answer 8

Ejection fracture.

Question 9

What does SVR stand for?

Answer 9

Systemic vascular resistance

Question 10

What does PVR stand for?

Answer 10

Pulmonary Vascular resistance

Question 11

What does ScVO2 (SvO2) Stand for?

Answer 11

Saturation of central venous oxygen

Question 12

What is the normal range of CVP?

Answer 12

2-6 (8) mm/hg

Question 13

What is the normal range for RA (PAC)?

Answer 13

2-6 (8) mm/hg

Question 14

What is the normal range for PA (PAC)?

Answer 14

20-30mm/hg over 8-15mm/hg

Question 15

What is the normal range for PAOP/Wedge (PAC)?

Answer 15

8-12mm/hg

Question 16

What is the normal range for Ci?

Answer 16

2.5-4 L/min/m2

Question 17

What is the normal range for SV?

Answer 17

60-100mL (70mL)

Question 18

What is the normal range for EF?

Answer 18

55-70% (70%)

Question 19

What is the normal range for ScVO2 (SvO2)?

Answer 19

> 65%

Question 20

What is the normal range for SVR?

Answer 20

800-1200dynes/sec/cm5

Question 21

What is the normal range for PVR?

Answer 21

100-250dynces/sec/cm5

Question 22

What does CVP represent?

Answer 22

Volume status/right sided preload

Question 23

What does RA (PAC) represent?

Answer 23

Volume status/ right sided preload

Question 24

What does PA (PAC) represent?

Answer 24

Diastolic RV after load

Question 25

What does PAOP/Wedge (PAC) represent?

Answer 25

Left sided preload

Question 26

What does Ci represent?

Answer 26

(HR x SV)/BSA

Question 27

What does SV represent?

Answer 27

LV blood out/ beat

Question 28

What does EF represent?

Answer 28

Amount of blood ejected vs. volume in left ventricle /beat

Question 29

What does ScVO2 (SvO2) represent?

Answer 29

Saturation after tissue use

Question 30

What does SVR represent?

Answer 30

Systemic vasculature

Question 31

What does PVR represent?

Answer 31

Pulmonary vasculature

Question 32

What does increased CVP mean?

Answer 32

Fluid overload, vasoconstriction, RV failure

Question 33

What does Increased RA (PAC) mean?

Answer 33

Fluid overload, RV failure

Question 34

What does increased PA (PAC) mean?

Answer 34

Pulmonary hypertension, LV failure

Question 35

What does increased PAOP/Wedge (PAC) mean?

Answer 35

LV failure

Question 36

What does increased Ci mean?

Answer 36

LV Over-work

Question 37

What does increased SV mean?

Answer 37

LV over work

Question 38

What does increased EF mean?

Answer 38

LV over work

Question 39

What does increased ScVO2 (SvO2) mean?

Answer 39

Good tissue oxygenation

Question 40

What does increased SVR mean?

Answer 40

Decrease in “container size”

Question 41

What does increased PVR mean?

Answer 41

Decrease in “container size”

Question 42

What does decreased CVP mean?

Answer 42

Hypovolemic, vasodilation

Question 43

What does decreased RA (PAC) mean?

Answer 43

Hypovolemic

Question 44

What does decreased PA (PAC) mean?

Answer 44

Pulmonary hypotension

Question 45

What does decreased PAOP/Wedge (PAC) mean?

Answer 45

Hypovolemia

Question 46

What does decreased Ci mean?

Answer 46

LV failure or LV not filling

Question 47

What does decreased SV mean?

Answer 47

LV failure or LV not filling

Question 48

What does decreased EF mean?

Answer 48

LV failure

Question 49

What does decreased ScVO2 (SvO2) mean?

Answer 49

Poor tissue oxygenation

Question 50

What does decreased SVR mean?

Answer 50

Increase in “container size”

Question 51

What does decreased PVR mean?

Answer 51

Increase in “container size”

Question 52

What is the diacritic notch (arterial line)?

Answer 52

Beginning of Diastole. Closing of Aortic valve

Question 53

Where is the Phlebostatic axis?

Answer 53

4th intercostal space, mid axillary. Level of the left atrium