Critical Care Nursing questions with correct answers

pressure, flow and oxygenation within the cardiovascular system. What are values that are measured in the ICU with Hemodynamic Monitoring? CORRECT ANSWER Systemic and Pulmonary arterial pressures, central venous pressures (CVP), pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), CO/CI, SV/SV index (SVI) and O2 saturation of the hemoglobin of arterial blood (SaO2) and mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2). What is Cardiac Output? CORRECT ANSWER The volume of blood in liters pumped by the heart in 1 minute. What is the Stroke Volume? CORRECT ANSWER The volume ejected with each heartbeat. What determines Blood Pressure? CORRECT ANSWER CO and the forces opposing blood flow. What determines SV? CORRECT ANSWER Preload, afterload, and contractility. What is Preload? CORRECT ANSWER Volume within the ventricle at the end of diastole. What does PAWP reflect? CORRECT ANSWER A measurement of pulmonary capillary pressure that reflects left ventricular end diastolic pressure under normal conditions (i.e., when there is no mitral valve dysfun