Critical Care - Hemodynamic
Monitoring Exam Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
Pascal's principle -
correct answer ✅When force is applied to a confined fluid, the
change in pressure, is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid
indications for hemodynamic pressure monitoring -
correct answer ✅the patient is sick enough that we are willing to
take the risk of catheter insertion
MI, trauma, burns, sepsis
*real or potential for ineffective tissue/cellular perfusion*
common components to pressure monitoring systems -
correct answer ✅invasive catheter
high pressure tubing
transducer
flush system
bedside monitor
vent/stopcock
, Critical Care - Hemodynamic
Monitoring Exam Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
transducer -
correct answer ✅converts mechanical energy into electrical
energy that we can read
where is CVP inserted -
correct answer ✅SVC
preload -
correct answer ✅volume of blood in right or left ventricle at the
end of diastole
afterload -
correct answer ✅pressure the left ventricle has to overcome to get
preload out
(SVR)
contractility -
correct answer ✅squeeze
hydrostatic pressure -
correct answer ✅weight of water on the transducer
Monitoring Exam Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
Pascal's principle -
correct answer ✅When force is applied to a confined fluid, the
change in pressure, is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid
indications for hemodynamic pressure monitoring -
correct answer ✅the patient is sick enough that we are willing to
take the risk of catheter insertion
MI, trauma, burns, sepsis
*real or potential for ineffective tissue/cellular perfusion*
common components to pressure monitoring systems -
correct answer ✅invasive catheter
high pressure tubing
transducer
flush system
bedside monitor
vent/stopcock
, Critical Care - Hemodynamic
Monitoring Exam Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
transducer -
correct answer ✅converts mechanical energy into electrical
energy that we can read
where is CVP inserted -
correct answer ✅SVC
preload -
correct answer ✅volume of blood in right or left ventricle at the
end of diastole
afterload -
correct answer ✅pressure the left ventricle has to overcome to get
preload out
(SVR)
contractility -
correct answer ✅squeeze
hydrostatic pressure -
correct answer ✅weight of water on the transducer
