*
PCWP: Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure; Normal = 6 - 12 mm Hg;
*
CVP
*
jugular wave pattern
*
Cardiac Output
*
Shunt
*
A-a gradient
*
Compliance
* Sampling of
Mixed Venous O2:
- Shows changes in Arterial
oxygenation as
Cardiac Output changes;
- Allows calculation of AVo diff and
Shunt[
Shunt: (for Respiratory Failure);
- PVo2 < 30 mm Hg, prognosis is poor;
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critically ill patients: a prospective, randomized, controlled study [see
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