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What is CVP? - Answer: 1. Pressure measure in the central veins close to the heart.
2. Indicates mean right atrial pressure and used as est of right ventricular preload
3. Pressure measured at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium with no
valve in between
4. It reflects the driving force for filling of the right atrium and ventricle
What is a central venous catheter? - Answer: A tube that doctors place in a large vein in the
neck, chest, groin, or arm to give fluids, blood, medications, or to do medical tests quickly.
Another word for central venous catherter? - Answer: Central line
T/F IV cannulas can be used for for blood extraction at any time? - Answer: False; IV cannula can
only be used for blood extractions when you first insert the IV
What are the types of central lines? - Answer: 1. Single lumen catheter
2. Double lumen catheter