Which condition is right heart catheterization particularly useful for diagnosing?
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What is a significant risk or complication associated with S…
What is a significant risk or complication associated with Swan-Ganz catheter use?
Why is the bubble study used during a TEE
Why is the bubble study used during a TEE
Why is measuring oxygen saturation levels during RHC importa…
Why is measuring oxygen saturation levels during RHC important?
Which of the following parameters is not directly measured b…
Which of the following parameters is not directly measured by a swan-Ganz Catheter?
An ICU patient feels very cold. The patient has weak pulses…
An ICU patient feels very cold. The patient has weak pulses and delayed capillary refill in fingers. What is most the likely cause of these vascular findings?
Patients are required to fast and may need to adjust their…
Patients are required to fast and may need to adjust their medication prior to undergoing an angiogram procedure?
What does pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) estimate…
What does pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) estimate in right heart catheterization?
An ICU patient has been sedated and on a vent for 6 days. Th…
An ICU patient has been sedated and on a vent for 6 days. The nurse who is caring for the patient noticed the left leg to be cold to the touch, and two toes were purple/black. When theattending physician ordered an angiogram, what might the diagnosis be?
patient was found down for an unknown length of time due to…
patient was found down for an unknown length of time due to cardiac arrest. The patient has many comorbidities that contributed to the cardiac arrest. Once the patient was stabilized, theywere brought to the ICU on a vent. What testing would a physician order for this patient?