The display from the proximal port of a pulmonary artery catheter reads 12 cm H2O. This meas-urement is which of the following?
a. Stroke work index c. Pulmonary artery pressure
b. Central venous pressure d. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
ANS: B
The measurement made at the proximal port of a pulmonary artery catheter is the central venous pressure.
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