NU-345 Phlebostatic Axis Monitoring UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

NU-345 Phlebostatic Axis Monitoring
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomical point of origin for hemodynamic monitoring. - CORRECT ANSWER -
phlebostatic axis (4th ICS, mid-axillary line)


CVP - ______ atrial / ventricular end diastolic pressure. Norm is between ___-___. Read the
mean! - CORRECT ANSWER - Right!


2-10


Rule of thumb: When a patient's pressure is HIGH on the transducer, what does this mean? What
if it's low? - CORRECT ANSWER - high = overload


low = dehydration


Increased Right Arterial Pressure is caused by:


-F____ o__________
-Dec. c_____________
-Pulmonary s_________
-Pulmonary h____________
-Severe ____ heart failure




Decreased RAP is caused by:
-H______volemia

-Poor v_________ return - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fluid overload

, -Dec. contractility
-Pulmonary stenosis
-Pulmonary hypertension
-Severe L heart failure




-hypovolemic
-poor venous return


R______ V____________ W___________: should only be seen as the "swan" is being advanced
into the pulmonary artery. If the swan is left in the r______ v____________, the patient may go
into v-______. - CORRECT ANSWER - right ventricular waveform




right ventricle




v-tach


P_________ A_________ P____________: tiny BP tracing, has two parts (PAS & PAD)


Normal PAS: ___-____ mmHg
Normal PAD: ___-___ mmHg


What is PAS?

What is PAD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulmonary Artery Pressure