Arterial waveforms: monitoring changes in configuration

Heart Lung. 1997 May-Jun;26(3):204-14. doi: 10.1016/s0147-9563(97)90057-1.

Abstract

Arterial waveform configuration is an underused monitoring tool in the intensive care setting. Characteristic changes in configuration occur throughout the illness-wellness continuum for a number of disease processes. The cases presented illustrate the opportunity for preliminary diagnosis and early intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteries / physiopathology
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diastole / physiology
  • Electrocardiography / instrumentation*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation*
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
  • Multiple Organ Failure / physiopathology
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / complications
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / physiopathology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Systole / physiology
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology