The RCP is assisting the physician in the insertion of a Swa…
The RCP is assisting the physician in the insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter. The patient is healthy and hemodynamically stable at the time. The therapist would know the catheter tip has entered the pulmonary artery when which of the following pressures is observed?
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Using information given or calculated, determine the patient’s stroke volume: Find the following information for Ann, a 37-year-old female patient admitted to ICU for chest pain. The following data is obtained: Hb 15 gm/dl B/P 148/96 torr SaO2 92% PaCO2 39 torr PaO2 86 torr FIO2 31% Venturi mask CaO2 18.75 vol% CO 6.27 L/min SvO2 73% CVP 5 torr CvO2 14.78 vol% PvO2 37 torr PAP 30 torr PCWP 10 torr HR 116/min SAO2 95% VO2 249 ml/min PA02 160.5 torr
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