Hemodynamics....????

Does anybody have any suggestions on learning hemodynamics?

Mnemonics, study guides, etc.????

Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

can't help you with the mnemonics, but i'm listing all the links i have for hemodynamic monitoring. you might try posting on the icu and critical care forums because that is where these procedures are frequently done.

http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit4/hemomon.html - a tutorial on hemodynamic monitoring from the university of kansas school of nursing

https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/mpb/medphysiology/week5/vascular.2.pdf - cardiac output

https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/mpb/medphysiology/week5/vascular.3.pdf - arterial/venous function, pulse pressure

https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/mpb/medphysiology/week5/vascular.5.pdf - more on cardiac output and blood loss

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/anesthesiology-elective/cardiac/cvcphys.cfm - the physiology of central venous catheter from the university of virginia school of medicine. check the site index for videos of procedures

[Kelly_the_Great]

Daytonite, thank you sooo much! :flowersfo

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

You're welcome. I hope you understand it better than I do. We had to learn how to care for Swan lines and do wedge pressures when I worked on a stepdown unit and were all sent to class for this. I bought a nice book on hemodynamic monitoring at the time. It was all for cross training. Anyway, I guess my heart just wasn't in it. I was more excited about chest tubes and ventilators.

[CardioTrans, BSN, RN]

also try http://www.pacep.org

http://www6.medical.philips.com/cmsmedia/hemo_1/

http://www.edwards.com/Products/CCEducationMap

try those........... hope they help.

Also check out the sticky in the CCU forum. Tons of links there for you.