Tip about placement of PAC from X
"Why do we care about pulmonary capillary pressure? Because it is a primary determinant of fluid flux across the pulmonary capillary wall (normal: 8-10 mmHg). It is determined by the mean pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, and total blood flow
When a pulmonary artery branch is occluded with the balloon inflation, there is a two-step decrease in pressure: the initial rapid pressure drop reflects the proximal arterial resistance, and the slower pressure drop reflects the distal, venous resistance.
"Why do we care about pulmonary capillary pressure? Because it is a primary determinant of fluid flux across the pulmonary capillary wall (normal: 8-10 mmHg). It is determined by the mean pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, and total blood flow
When a pulmonary artery branch is occluded with the balloon inflation, there is a two-step decrease in pressure: the initial rapid pressure drop reflects the proximal arterial resistance, and the slower pressure drop reflects the distal, venous resistance.