BKAT Critical Care Review (A+ Graded)

Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP) range correct answers 2-8 mmHg Normal Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP) range correct answers 6-12 mmHg Normal Pulmonary Artery Systolic (PAS) range correct answers 20-30 mmHg Normal Pulmonary Artery Diastolic (PAD) range correct answers 5-15 mmHg Normal Pulmonary Artery Mean (PAM) correct answers 11-20 mmHg Normal Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR) range correct answers 800-1200 mmHg Preload correct answers volume left in the left ventricle at the end of diastole What is preload affected by? correct answers venous return to the heart, atrial kick, total volume, and ventricular compliance What drugs can affect preload? correct answers Furosemide and nitroglycerin Afterload correct answers Amount of pressure heart has to overcome to pump blood out What drugs may affect afterload? correct answers Vasoconstricters and vasodilators Contractility correct answers the contractile force of the heart, how much will it take to move the preload out against the afterload What is the appropriate hold time after pulling an arterial line? correct answers 5-10 min What part of the heart does the PAOP affect? correct answers Left ventricle What part of the heart does the CVP affect? correct answers Right ventricle What does it mean when the PAOP is elevated? correct answers Increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure that could be indicative of left ventricular dysfunction or failure What does it mean if CVP is elevated? correct answers Fluid overload or decreased compliance (such as with ARDS and COPD) Difference between stable and unstable angina correct answers Stable angina: pain happens with certain activities but then goes away with rest. Unstable angina: chest pain can occur at rest, becomes more sever or frequent, or lasts longer ECG changes with an acute MI? correct answers ST elevation or depression