ECCO: Hemodynamic Monitoring Critically ILL Patients | Questions with 100% Correct Answers| 2024/2025 Verified

A change in the PA waveform and pressure are noted. A dicrotic notch is no longer visible. Values change from 36/15 to 30/3. What action should the nurse anticipate? - ?Removing the syringe from the balloon port. A sudden drop in the waveform's values, accompanied by a loss of the dicrotic notch, could indicate catheter slippage from PA to RV. Inflating the balloon may help the catheter float forward into the PA. Notify the provider for possible catheter repositioning. A patient with septic shock is hypotensive and his ScvO2 trended from 72% to 85% over the last hour. Norepinephrine and vasopressin (Pitressin) are at high dose. Which interventions do you anticipate? - ?Administer analgesia for pain; Assess temperature for hypothermia Hypothermia and tissue extraction failure are both possible causes of increasing ScvO2 A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy asks the nurse why dobutamine was ordered. The nurse's best response is: - It improves the pumping action of your heart. Measure the PAP shown on the waveform. The patient is on mechanical ventilation. - ?28/15