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Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole. 
Surrogate indicator of
the chronotropy, dromotropy ... #chronotropy #dromotropy ... #lusitropy #Pulsepressure ... #strokevolume #cardiacoutput
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
: No effect • Dromotropy ... Chronotropy: Slows • Dromotropy
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

A common method used to estimate the MAP is the following formula:
* MAP
meanarterialpressure #pulsepressure
Central Venous Oxygen Saturation (cvO2%) to monitor cardiac output - Fick Equation

#Diagnosis #Fick #Equation #CVO2 #CardiacOutput
Equation #CVO2 #CardiacOutput
Arterial Line - Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV)
Pressure Variation (PPV) represents an interaction between lungs and heart.
#artline #PPV #pulsepressure