Used to monitor blood pressure

Amount of blood pumped by the ventricle each minute

Must be on at all times for patients who have an arterial line

Pure alpha 1 stimulate, can be titrated to 80mcg/hr

Simple, non-invasive way to assess a patient's preload

The normal values for CVP

2 factors that produce Cardiac Output

4th intercostal space, halfway between anterior and posterior chest

Must be placed within 8 hours of a vasopressor being started via a PIV

Patients with heart failure need this class of medication in order to reduce after load

Catheter used to determine left side heart pressures

Amount of blood ejected from the ventricle with each heartbeat

Must be performed each shift for patients who have invasive hemodynamic monitoring

A chrontropic agent that increases heart rate

Causes vasodilation of the coronary arteries, relieving chest pain

(2(DBP)+SBP)/3

The amount of stretch on the ventricles during diastole

Performed to assess the accuracy of the hemodynamic waveform

A potent vasodilator used frequently to control blood pressure, particular in patients with neurologic injury

Anti-arrhythmic medication used to treat atrial and ventricular tachy arrhythmias

A value of <800 is a indicator of severe vasodilation, such as in septic shock

Strength of myocardial contraction

Test performed to insure adequate blood flow into the hand

Medications that affect the hearts contractility

Preload, Afterload, Contractility affect this