When the balloon on the distal tip of a pulmonary artery
catheter is inflated and a pressure is measured, the measurement
obtained is referred to as the
a) pulmonary artery wedge pressure.
When the balloon is inflated, the tip of the catheter floats into smaller
branches of the pulmonary arty until it can no longer be passed and
the pressure is recorded, reflecting left atrial pressure and left
ventricular end-diastolic pressure.
b) central venous pressure.
Central venous pressure is measured in the right atrium.
c) pulmonary artery pressure.
Pulmonary artery pressure is measured when the balloon tip is not
inflated.
d) cardiac output.
Cardiac output is determined through thermodilution involving
injection of fluid into the pulmonary artery catheter.
catheter is inflated and a pressure is measured, the measurement
obtained is referred to as the
a) pulmonary artery wedge pressure.
When the balloon is inflated, the tip of the catheter floats into smaller
branches of the pulmonary arty until it can no longer be passed and
the pressure is recorded, reflecting left atrial pressure and left
ventricular end-diastolic pressure.
b) central venous pressure.
Central venous pressure is measured in the right atrium.
c) pulmonary artery pressure.
Pulmonary artery pressure is measured when the balloon tip is not
inflated.
d) cardiac output.
Cardiac output is determined through thermodilution involving
injection of fluid into the pulmonary artery catheter.