A patient has a SVR of 28 torr/L/min.  This would indicate which of the following?

The continuous flush device used with an arterial line should consist of:

A patient has a VO2 of 249 ml/min and a C(a-v)O2 of 4 vol%. What is the patient’s cardiac output?

A respiratory therapist is working with a patient who has an arterial line in place. A pressure wave is seen on the monitor, but the tubing is filled with blood.  The most probably cause for this is that the:

The PCWP reflects:

An elderly patient is brought to the ER semi-comatose and nearly apneic. After intubation, he is sent to the ICU. One hour later, after stabilization on mechanical ventilation, the following data are obtained: pH 7.38 PaCO2 44 torr PaO2 82 torr HCO3 25 mEq/L Na+ 156 mEq/L K+ 4.0 mEq/L Cl- 116 mEq/L PCWP 3 torr C(a-v) O2 8.2 vol% Which of the following should be recommended?

A patient has a PVR of 2 torr/L/min. This would indicate which of the following?

No pressure reading on a Pulmonary artery catheter may result from:  open stopcock monitor on zero  transducer level  transducer not open to catheter

PCWP should not be maintained for greater than _________ to prevent the occurrence of pulmonary infarction

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?