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1. Levophed and the CVP

   BonnieLass replied to BonnieLass's topic in MICU

   Yeah, that was the sense I was getting about IVC compression with sonography, but my eyes were a little opened when I read the last comment of the blog post above: ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: In Defense of the Central Venous Pressure - PulmCCM the ...

2. Levophed and the CVP

   BonnieLass replied to BonnieLass's topic in MICU

   Thanks, I thought it was a nice, quick description of the physiology of the CVP. I hope others find it useful too.

3. Levophed and the CVP

   BonnieLass posted a topic in MICU

   Increasing levophed does increase the CVP, it does so by increasing the mean systemic filling pressure which increases venous return to the right heart. see this post for a review http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/review-articles/icu-physiology-1000-words...