CVICU Test Exam Questions And Answers
SVO2 Normal - ANS >60%
Low SVO2 - ANS Inadequate oxygen delivery or increased oxygen consumption
Ex: fever, pain, bleeding, infection
High SVO2 - ANS increase in CO, decrease in oxygen d...
Low SVO2 - ANS Inadequate oxygen delivery or increased oxygen consumption
Ex: fever, pain, bleeding, infection
High SVO2 - ANS increase in CO, decrease in oxygen demand, reduction in oxygen
extraction
Ex: anesthesia, hypothermia
CVP Normal - ANS 2-6
High CVP - ANS over hydration, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, pulmonary stenosis.
Patient needs diuresis, vasodilation, or treatment for tamponade.
Low CVP - ANS hypovolemic shock for hemorrhage, fluid shift, dehydration.
Patient needs fluid.
Normal SVR - ANS 800-1200
High SVR - ANS vasoconstricted
ex: hypothermia, hypovolemia, meds
Low SVR - ANS Meds, sepsis, re-warming, hyperthermia
Normal PAP - ANS 25/10
PAP waveform - ANS Pulled back t0o far: ventricular waveform
Pulled in too far: Wedge waveform
Red port on the Swan - ANS balloon for a wedge pressure if ordered
Yellow port on the Swan - ANS Measures PAP
Can only use this to draw a mixed venous
Blue port on the Swan - ANS Measures CVP
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