Understanding Hemodynamic Monitoring

Contact hours applied for. If you work with pulmonary artery catheters, I will teach you how to identify and interpret normal and abnormal hemodynamic waveform configurations.

You will also learn:

  • The clinical significance of abnormal and normal hemodynamic waveforms, A, C, and V waves.
  • Alterations in PAP, PCWP, PAWP associated diseases.
  • Obtaining accurate readings and error variation in techniques.
  • How to troubleshoot causes of dampening, over-wedging and catheter whip.
  • How PEEP affects wedge pressures and calculations to obtain accurate readings.

PRICE: Individual $159.95; Institutional $359.95

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