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Terms in this set (196)
Hemodynamic
monitoring
Indication for arterial Multiple blood
line placement? samples
Diagnostic or interventional
radiology procedures
Continuous cardiac output
monitoring
What test must be Allen's test
preformed prior to an
arterial line
placement?
Every 8
How often should a fast hours After
flush test be blood draws
preformed? If the hemodynamic
status changes When
changing tubing
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Radial
Femoral
What are the most Axillary
common sites for Dorsalis
arterial line Pedis
insertion? Brachial Arteries
Positioning for radial 30-60 degrees of dorsiflexion with the aid of a
arterial line roll of gauze and an armband. Avoid
placement: hyperabduction of the thumb.
How often should the Every 7 days
atrial line catheter be
changed out?
Air bubbles in the catheter system
Failure to zero the transducer
air-fluid interface Blood in the
catheter system
Causes of inaccuracy Blood clot at the
in arterial line catheter tip
readings: Kinking of the
tubing system
Catheter tip lodging
against the arterial wall
Soft, compliant tubing
Long tubing
Too many stopckcks (>3)
What is the pathology The pressure in which the heart must pump
of afterload? against in order to eject blood during systole.
Medications that Vasodilators
reduce
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afterload/preload
include?
What is the pathology The filling pressure of the heart at end of diastole.
of preload?
What is systemic Resistance the left ventricle must overcome to
vascular resistance open the aortic valve and eject a volume of
(SVR)? blood into systemic circulation.
Systemic vascular Blood
resistance (SVR) is pressure
used for what Blood flow
calculations? Cardiac
function
What is pulmonary Resistacne the right ventricle must overcome to
vascular resistance open the pulmonic valve and eject a volume of
(PVR)? blood in the pulmonary vasculature.
What is pulmonarartery The pressure created by the volume of blood
occlusion pressure that remains in the left heart at end- diastole.
(PAOP)?
Inotropic drugs mode Negative inotropic drugs weaken the
of action: force of muscular contractions. Positive
inotropic drugs increase the strength of
muscular contractions.
Dobutami
ne
Inotropic drug Digoxin
examples: Milrinone
Dopamin
e
3/25
AM
NR 341 - COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH FINAL!!!!
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS 20251!!1RATED
100% C0RRECT !! GRADED A+ LATEST RELEASE
2025/2-26
Terms in this set (196)
Hemodynamic
monitoring
Indication for arterial Multiple blood
line placement? samples
Diagnostic or interventional
radiology procedures
Continuous cardiac output
monitoring
What test must be Allen's test
preformed prior to an
arterial line
placement?
Every 8
How often should a fast hours After
flush test be blood draws
preformed? If the hemodynamic
status changes When
changing tubing
1/25
,8/17/25, 8:08
AM
Radial
Femoral
What are the most Axillary
common sites for Dorsalis
arterial line Pedis
insertion? Brachial Arteries
Positioning for radial 30-60 degrees of dorsiflexion with the aid of a
arterial line roll of gauze and an armband. Avoid
placement: hyperabduction of the thumb.
How often should the Every 7 days
atrial line catheter be
changed out?
Air bubbles in the catheter system
Failure to zero the transducer
air-fluid interface Blood in the
catheter system
Causes of inaccuracy Blood clot at the
in arterial line catheter tip
readings: Kinking of the
tubing system
Catheter tip lodging
against the arterial wall
Soft, compliant tubing
Long tubing
Too many stopckcks (>3)
What is the pathology The pressure in which the heart must pump
of afterload? against in order to eject blood during systole.
Medications that Vasodilators
reduce
2/25
, 8/17/25, 8:08
AM
afterload/preload
include?
What is the pathology The filling pressure of the heart at end of diastole.
of preload?
What is systemic Resistance the left ventricle must overcome to
vascular resistance open the aortic valve and eject a volume of
(SVR)? blood into systemic circulation.
Systemic vascular Blood
resistance (SVR) is pressure
used for what Blood flow
calculations? Cardiac
function
What is pulmonary Resistacne the right ventricle must overcome to
vascular resistance open the pulmonic valve and eject a volume of
(PVR)? blood in the pulmonary vasculature.
What is pulmonarartery The pressure created by the volume of blood
occlusion pressure that remains in the left heart at end- diastole.
(PAOP)?
Inotropic drugs mode Negative inotropic drugs weaken the
of action: force of muscular contractions. Positive
inotropic drugs increase the strength of
muscular contractions.
Dobutami
ne
Inotropic drug Digoxin
examples: Milrinone
Dopamin
e
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