1. Hemodynamic monitoring:
Answer
measurement of pressure, flow, and oxygenation within cardiovascular system
Assess heart function, fluid balance, and effects of drugs on cardiac output
2. Noninvasive monitoring:
Answer
pulse ox EKG
Auscultation
3. Invasive monitoring:
Answer Any equipment that has to be placed in the body
4. Pulse oximetry (SpO2):
Answer
Continuous method of determining oxygen saturation of hemoglobin normal 95-100
Accurate measurements may be hard to obtain; consider forehead or earlobe
5. Cardiac output:
Answer how much blood the heart is pumping per minute
6. Cardiac index is the same thing as:
Answer cardiac output plus the patient's weight
7. Stroke volume:
Answer volume ejected by each heartbeat
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