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1. zeroing pressure lines

   reptile replied to reptile's topic in Critical

   Hi, I'm the op. Sorry I took so long to reply but I had some trouble remembering my login. My problem was that the art line can only sense the pressure at point of insertion so measurements from zeroing at the phleb. axis are inaccurate. Vasoactive d...

2. zeroing pressure lines

   reptile posted a topic in Critical

   :nurse:Recently I had a patient with a radial art line and a PA line. I zeroed the PA to the phlebostatic axis and the art line at the point of insertion. I was reprimanded as it seems that hospital's policy is to zero ALL lines to the phleb. axis. I...