A patient in the ICU is status post embolectomy after a pulmonary embolus. What does the nurse measure on a patient who is postoperative from an embolectomy?
A) Left atrial pressure
B) Pressure in the vena cava
C) Pulmonary venous pressure
D) Pulmonary arterial pressure
Ans: D
Feedback: If the patient has undergone surgical embolectomy, the nurse measures the patient's pulmonary arterial pressure and urinary output. If left atrial pressure, pressure in the vena cava, and pulmonary venous pressure are measured, it is done so for something other than the embolectomy.
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