Saturday, May 26, 2012

Quiz #17 Answer: Arterial line trace

Below is the image of ICU monitor of a teen ager.
Question 1: What is the name of the pulse pattern seen in the arterial line trace?
Answer: Pulsus paradoxus

Question 1: What are the 3 cause of such pulse pattern in any patient?
Answer: Pericardial tamponade, Severe asthma (Status asthmasticus) and Hypovolemia.

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