When the Water Manometer Is Used to Measure the CVP

question 37

Multiple Choice

When the water manometer is used to measure the CVP, the reading usually is taken at:

• A) peak inspiration with the patient in the semi-Fowler position.
• B) the end of expiration with the patient in the supine position.
• C) the end of inspiration with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees.
• D) any time during inspiration or expiration with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees.

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Definitions:

Complements

Elements that complete or bring to perfection; in grammar, words or groups of words that complete the meaning of a predicate.

Obverse

The front or main view of an object such as a coin, or in logic, it refers to a proposition that is the affirmative counterpart to a negative statement.

Proposition

An assertion or declaration that demonstrates a viewpoint or judgment, and has the potential to be true or false.

Converse

The proposition that results from switching the subject and predicate terms in a categorical proposition.