RCP 160 midtermm review questions with complete solutions

▪filling pressure of the ventricle and the end of ventricular diastole, or ventricular end-diastol correct answer: preload Left ventricular afterload is indicated by what correct answer: SVR (Systemic Vascular Resistance) ▪ the impedance the right and left ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the great vessels correct answer: Afterload ▪the afterload the right ventricle must overcome correct answer: Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) ▪the strength and rate of cardiac contractions correct answer: Contractility- ▪What could cause an increase in left ventricular afterload? correct answer: An increase in SVR What hemodynamic measurement is used to estimate right ventricular preload correct answer: CVP (Central Venous Pressure) Central Venous Pressure Line or CVP correct answer: -(To monitor right sided (right atrium) heart pressure) -To administer large volumes of fluid -Administer cardiac meds during CPR CVP Placement: correct answer: ▪Inserted into the right jugular vein or right subclavian vein CVP normal vaues correct answer: 4-12 cmH2O or 2-6 mmHg ▪CVP Complications: correct answer: -(Pneumothorax) -Hemothorax -Vessel damage -Infection -Thrombosis -bleeding ▪Where must the pulmonary artery cath be wedged to measure PCWP? correct answer: Zone 3