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PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE

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Course overview

PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE (PCWP) IS FREQUENTLY USED TO ASSESS LEFT VENTRICULAR FILLING, REPRESENT LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE, AND ASSESS MITRAL VALVE FUNCTION. RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION REMAINS A VITAL TOOL IN THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSTIC EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PH) AND SELECTED HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Bahamas Medical Council

Specialty Medical Practitioner

1h General Medicine

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons

Physician & Surgeon

1h Category I CME

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

Medical Doctor

1h AMA Category I

Physician Assistant

1h AMA Category I

State Medical Board of Ohio

Doctor of Medicine

1h AMA Category I