Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms: - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings - Overdampened: No dicrotic notch - Remove excess tubing, check for air bubbles in system, hypotension - Pulsus Paradoxus: Systolic Pressure Drop of 10 mmHg during inspiration - Cardiac Tamponade, Constrictive Pericarditis - Pulsus Alternans: Alternating Strong & Weak Beats - RV & LV Failure, Cardiomyopathy - Pulsus Bisferiens: Peaks - Aortic Insufficiency + Aortic Stenosis - Pulsus Parvus et Tardus: Low Amplitude Pulse with a Slow Rising & Late Peak - Severe Aortic Stenosis FOAMfrat Team @FOAMfrat #artline #arterial #lines #waveforms #diagnosis #criticalcare
