Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What are the 3 Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring? -
correct answer ✅*-Arterial Lines* - BP Monitoring
*-CVP Monitoring* (look at right side of preload)
*-PA Catheter* (get CVP(right sided preload), obtain
PCWP(left sided preload & cardiac output)
All of the monitoring devices will need these things above (bedside
monitor, electrical cable, pressure bad with pressurized saline,
special preasurized tubing that connects to monitor than connects
to invasive line.
"START AT TOP OF PRESSURE BAG" : have a pressure bag(pressure
infuser than should be pumped up to 300mg of mercury),you need
a higher pressure on line because we need to override the pressure
in the artery(if we have a pt with a blood pressur eof 120/80 they
we need something higher than 120 in order to keep the saline
moving forward, otherwise blood would start backing up line and
clot off). The transducer enables to covert pressure to a wave form
on monitor, so inside transducer is a small computer chip that will
,Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
sense the pressure coming back from pt and cocvert it to
monitor=this is where youll see arterial pressure(see systolic and
diastolic), so this enables us to convert the pressure over to numb -
correct answer ✅All of the monitoring devices will need these
things above (bedside monitor, electrical cable, pressure bad with
pressurized saline, special preasurized tubing that connects to
monitor than connects to invasive line.
"START AT TOP OF PRESSURE BAG" : have a pressure bag(pressure
infuser than should be pumped up to 300mg of mercury),you need
a higher pressure on line because we need to override the pressure
in the artery(if we have a pt with a blood pressur eof 120/80 they
we need something higher than 120 in order to keep the saline
moving forward, otherwise blood would start backing up line and
clot off). The transducer enables to covert pressure to a wave form
on monitor, so inside transducer is a small computer chip that will
sense the pressure coming back from pt and cocvert it to
monitor=this is where youll see arterial pressure(see systolic and
diastolic), so this enables us to convert the pressure over to
numbers. This type of system can be hooked up to central line. If
we had a central venous catheter pressure would be much lower
than arterial. At any rate, we need to make sure the transducer is
line with the fluid status axis?? So looking at pt you count down to
the fourth intercostal space at sternum and carry that line over to
, Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
the mid axillary. At that point the mid axillary line intersect with 4th
intercost space= that fluid status axis?<that's where we want to
keep our transducers level to. Youll find in different facilities they
have different mechanisms of doing this. Some have straps, IV poll,
etc
*pt should be somewhere between 0 and 60 degrees
Explain the Leveling and Zeroing of the monitoring device?
-Level stopcock (air/fluid interface) of transducer to ________ level
(you level the stopcock to that phelbostatic level, and your going to
turn that 3 way stopcock off toward pt and open cap to
atmospheric air); wont understand until you see it being done in
clinical
-Must be done with each _____________ accurate up to 60
degrees supine
-__________ balance the transducer -
correct answer ✅-Level stopcock (air/fluid interface) of transducer
to phlebostatic level
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
What are the 3 Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring? -
correct answer ✅*-Arterial Lines* - BP Monitoring
*-CVP Monitoring* (look at right side of preload)
*-PA Catheter* (get CVP(right sided preload), obtain
PCWP(left sided preload & cardiac output)
All of the monitoring devices will need these things above (bedside
monitor, electrical cable, pressure bad with pressurized saline,
special preasurized tubing that connects to monitor than connects
to invasive line.
"START AT TOP OF PRESSURE BAG" : have a pressure bag(pressure
infuser than should be pumped up to 300mg of mercury),you need
a higher pressure on line because we need to override the pressure
in the artery(if we have a pt with a blood pressur eof 120/80 they
we need something higher than 120 in order to keep the saline
moving forward, otherwise blood would start backing up line and
clot off). The transducer enables to covert pressure to a wave form
on monitor, so inside transducer is a small computer chip that will
,Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
sense the pressure coming back from pt and cocvert it to
monitor=this is where youll see arterial pressure(see systolic and
diastolic), so this enables us to convert the pressure over to numb -
correct answer ✅All of the monitoring devices will need these
things above (bedside monitor, electrical cable, pressure bad with
pressurized saline, special preasurized tubing that connects to
monitor than connects to invasive line.
"START AT TOP OF PRESSURE BAG" : have a pressure bag(pressure
infuser than should be pumped up to 300mg of mercury),you need
a higher pressure on line because we need to override the pressure
in the artery(if we have a pt with a blood pressur eof 120/80 they
we need something higher than 120 in order to keep the saline
moving forward, otherwise blood would start backing up line and
clot off). The transducer enables to covert pressure to a wave form
on monitor, so inside transducer is a small computer chip that will
sense the pressure coming back from pt and cocvert it to
monitor=this is where youll see arterial pressure(see systolic and
diastolic), so this enables us to convert the pressure over to
numbers. This type of system can be hooked up to central line. If
we had a central venous catheter pressure would be much lower
than arterial. At any rate, we need to make sure the transducer is
line with the fluid status axis?? So looking at pt you count down to
the fourth intercostal space at sternum and carry that line over to
, Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
(CRITICAL CARE, EXAM 1) Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
the mid axillary. At that point the mid axillary line intersect with 4th
intercost space= that fluid status axis?<that's where we want to
keep our transducers level to. Youll find in different facilities they
have different mechanisms of doing this. Some have straps, IV poll,
etc
*pt should be somewhere between 0 and 60 degrees
Explain the Leveling and Zeroing of the monitoring device?
-Level stopcock (air/fluid interface) of transducer to ________ level
(you level the stopcock to that phelbostatic level, and your going to
turn that 3 way stopcock off toward pt and open cap to
atmospheric air); wont understand until you see it being done in
clinical
-Must be done with each _____________ accurate up to 60
degrees supine
-__________ balance the transducer -
correct answer ✅-Level stopcock (air/fluid interface) of transducer
to phlebostatic level
