You are a critical care nurse caring for a patient who has suffered an MI. You know that the most appropriate hemodynamic monitoring procedure to assess the left ventricular function of a patient who has suffered an MI would be what?
A) CVP monitoring
B) Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring (PAPM)
C) Systemic arterial pressure monitoring (SAPM)
D) Arterial blood gases (ABG)
Ans: B
Feedback: PAPM is used to assess left ventricular function. CVP is used to assess right ventricular function; SAPM is used to continually assess BP. ABG are used to assess for acidic and alkalotic levels in the blood.
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