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