Which of the following abbreviations indicate the intermittent pressure measurement obtained when a pulmonary artery catheter is advanced into the PA and the balloon on the catheter tip is inflated?

I. PCWP
II. PAW
III. PAO
IV. PVR
a. I only c. I, II, and IV only
b. I, II, and III only d. II, III, and IV only


b. I, II, and III only

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) 10 B) 15 C) 21 D) 25

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