Clinical Medicine Exam #2 Lecture Content Revised Edition

What are hemodynamics? - physical principles of blood flow based on pressure and resistance How are hemodynamics used clinically? - they are a diagnostic tool that helps us gather more data about our patient How is pressure calculated? - blood flow times resistance If either blood flow and/or resistance goes up, what happens to pressure? - it goes up If blood volume increases, what happens to pressure? - it increases How is arterial pressure monitored? - with an arterial line sutured in place How is pulmonary artery pressure monitored? - via a PA catheter What is another name for a PA catheter? - Swan-Ganz How is right atrial pressure monitored? - via a RAP or CVP(central venous pressure) monitor What are the components that all hemodynamic monitoring have? - 1. transducer 2. amplifier 3. monitor displ