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Hemodynamic monitoring
Cardiac assoc. values
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/15/2012

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Term
Cardiac Output
Definition
CO
4 to 8 L/min
Term
Stroke Volume
Definition
SV
60 to 150 ml/beat
Term
Cardiac Index
Definition
CI
2.2 to 4 L/min
Term
Central Venous Pressure
Definition
CVP
same as Right Atrial Pressure (RAP)
2 to 8 mm Hg or 4 to 10 mm H2O
Term
Right Atrial Pressure
Definition
RAP
same as Central Venous Pressure
2 to 8 mm Hg or 4 to 10 mm H2O
Term
Pulmonary Artery Pressure
Definition
PAP
PAS 25mm/PAD 10mm Avg 15
Term
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
Definition
PAWP
AKA pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP)
AKA pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)
6 to 12 mm Hg
Term
Mean Arterial Pressure
Definition
Pulse pressure/3 + diastolic pressure
Term
Normal SvO2
Definition
60 to 75% Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
Term
Causes of low CO (or CI)
Definition
1. Decrease in pre load
volume increase or fluid decrease
2. Increase in afterload
Volume decrease or fluid increase
3. Decrease in contractility
3.
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