Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring

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Figure 7-1 Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and tissues. (Courtesy of Edwards LifeSciences.) Oxygen Delivery Oxygen delivery (DO2) comprises three steps: (1) gas exchange at the…

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Doppler Hemodynamic Monitoring

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Figure 10-1 Simplified relationship of therapy (volume, inotropes, vasopressors, vasodilator medications), physiology, hemodynamics and oxygen demand (VO2), and delivery (DO2), demonstrating the central role of stroke volume index (SVI) as…

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Capnography Monitoring

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Figure 8-1 Infrared (IR) light absorption by the carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules. Sidestream Capnography Sidestream capnography (Figure 8-2) is the most widely used method for continuous CO2 monitoring in the…

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Hemodynamics of Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Figure 15-1 Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) catheter correctly positioned in the thoracic aorta just below the left subclavian artery and above the renal arteries. Hemodynamic and Physiologic Effects of Intra-aortic…

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Hemodynamics of Sepsis

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Figure 20-1 Relationship of infection, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. (Adapted from Bone RC, et al.: Definitions for sepsis and organ failure and guidelines…

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