Hemodynamics
This pressure reflects right atrial preload and right ventricular filling pressure.
What is CVP?
This type of therapy supports both the heart and the lungs
What is VA ECMO?
This loop diuretics is commonly used to remove excess fluid in cardiac patients
What is furosemide (Lasix)
A transplant recipient should avoid this type of vaccine due to immunosuppression
What are live vaccines?
What is respiratory rate?
Measurement that reflects the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute
What is cardiac output?
This lab is monitored when on bivalirudin infusions per order
What is bival aPTT/PTT
This indicator increases contractility while decreasing afterload
What is milrinone
What is rejection
Inhaled pulmonary vasodilator is commonly used to decrease pulmonary vascular resistance
What is nitric oxide (iNO)?
Waveform seen in CVP & transthoracic lines with atrioventricular disassociation such as junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET), Complete heart block, Ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach)
What are Cannon Waves
This is known as the "artificial lung" that oxygenates and removes carbon dioxide
What is the membrane oxygenator (MO)
Rapid administration of this medication may cause chest wall rigidity
What is fentanyl?
This medication is given to patients 30 minutes prior to OR for undergoing transplant
What is tacrolimus
pH: 7.30
PaCO2: 55
HCO3: 24
What is respiratory acidosis?
What is the heart's natural pacemaker
What is the SA Node
If the ECMO cannula is "chattering" this may indicate this problem
What is hypovolemia/inadequate preload?
This medication is used to maintain ductal patency in ductal-dependent congenital heart disease such as HLHS
What is alprostadil (PGE)
What is atropine?
Ventilator setting that is commonly increased to improve alveolar recruitment and oxygenation
What is PEEP?
The resistance the the left ventricle needs to overcome to eject blood
What is systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
Your patient on VV ECMO has a PaCO2 of 78 with stable O2. What adjustment can be made through ECMO to help improve the PaCO2
What is increasing the sweep gas?
At lower doses this medication has more beta effects, increasing inotropy and chronotropy
This is the leading cause for lung transplants in pediatric patients?
What is cystic fibrosis (CF)?
Excessively high PEEP may decrease cardiac output by affecting this physiologic parameter
What is preload or venous return?