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Effects:
Unloads LV
Increases CO & systemic perfusion
Improves coronary perfusion
Decreases myocardial O₂ demand

Temporary support, but powerful in the right patient.

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The Impella is a percutaneous, catheter-based microaxial heart pump—the smallest of its kind. 🫀

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Most common: Impella CP
Inserted via femoral artery → across aortic valve
Inflow in LV, outflow in ascending aorta
Provides up to ~4 L/min continuous forward flow

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@ThatOneRN_ana So happy to hear this! Truly my hope with all the videos is that they are found to be helpful for people who need them so it’s great to hear this.

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@ThatOneRN_ana Awesome! Hope they helped!

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To learn more about these values as well as how we calculate them check out my latest lesson on YouTube 👀 🎥

Normal Hemodynamic Values - Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter
https://t.co/vJtWieOF0C

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Normal Hemodynamics Values 🫀

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Some of these “normal” values may vary slightly depending on your facility or provider but these are a good average of why they should be.

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Wishing for the best 2023 for all of y’all!

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👀🎥 If you want to learn more about these waveforms including more in-depth discussion breaking down each of the waveforms and their different parts, then check out the lesson on YouTube here:

Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter Waveforms EXPLAINED!
https://t.co/6mcFmcB54b

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At various points along the path of the PA Catheter we have different pressures that we can get that tell us different things. We can follow the path of the catheter to discuss the different waveforms. 🗺️

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This waveform looks similar to the RAP but without the c wave due to dampening of the wave as it passes through the pulmonary capillaries. 🫁