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    The document discusses a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a PA catheter, which is used to measure normal chamber pressures in the heart and lungs through waveforms and X-rays. It can derive hemodynamic parameters and oxygen-derived parameters but has contraindications and complications. Special purpose PACs include pacing PACs with electrode and pacing wire catheters and mixed venous oxygen saturation catheters, with common indications being arrhythmias, heart block, and hemorrhage.

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    The document discusses a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a PA catheter, which is used to measure normal chamber pressures in the heart and lungs through waveforms and X-rays. It can derive hemodynamic parameters and oxygen-derived parameters but has contraindications and complications. Special purpose PACs include pacing PACs with electrode and pacing wire catheters and mixed venous oxygen saturation catheters, with common indications being arrhythmias, heart block, and hemorrhage.

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    Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore

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    The document discusses a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a PA catheter, which is used to measure normal chamber pressures in the heart and lungs through waveforms and X-rays. It can derive hemodynamic parameters and oxygen-derived parameters but has contraindications and complications. Special purpose PACs include pacing PACs with electrode and pacing wire catheters and mixed venous oxygen saturation catheters, with common indications being arrhythmias, heart block, and hemorrhage.

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    Sri Sathya Sai Institute of

    Higher Medical Sciences,


    Whitefield, Bangalore

    PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER

    PA CATHETER

    NORMAL CHAMBER PRESSURES

    X- RAY

    WAVEFORM

    DERIVED HEMODYNAMIC
    PARAMETERS

    CONTRAINDICATIONS

    OXYGEN DERIVED PARAMETERS

    COMPLICATIONS

    DISCREPANCIES

    SPECIAL PURPOSE PAC

    Pacing PAC
    - Electrode catheters
    - Pacing wire catheters
    Mixed venous oxygen saturation
    catheters

    INDICATIONS

    Arrhythmias
    Complete Heart
    Block
    Endobronchial
    Hemorrhage
    Catheter Knotting
    and Entrapment
    Pulmonary
    infarction

    Valvular damage

    Thrombocytopenia
    Thrombus
    formation
    Incorrect
    placement
    Balloon rupture
    Ventricular
    perforation

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