Swan Ganz Catheterization
Health Encyclopedia: Right Heart Ventriculography
Angiography - right heart
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Weakened pumping function of the right ventricle might be detected. This could be due to numerous causes. Rarely, right atrial abnormalities such as
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Swan-Ganz: right heart catheterization
......monitor for complications of heart attack and see how well certain heart medications are working. Swan-Ganz catheterization can also be used to see abnormal blood flow between two usually... Read more »Hypovolemic shock
Shock - hypovolemic Symptoms Rapid pulse Pulse may be weak (thready) Rapid breathing Anxiety or agitation ... Read more »Cor pulmonale
...Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) Chest x-ray CAT scan of the chest Pulmonary function tests Swan-Ganz catheterization V/Q scan Measurement of blood oxygen by arterial... Read more »ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)
...Cultures and analysis of sputum specimens Occasionally an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or Swan-Ganz catheterization may need to be done to exclude congestive heart failure, which can... Read more »Heart failure
...IV. Unstable patients receiving several medications usually need also hemodynamic monitoring with Swan-Ganz catheterization. Severe cases of CHF require more drastic measures. For example,... Read more »Images
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